Hurbanovo

Geobox | Settlement
name = Hurbanovo
native_name =
other_name = Ógyalla
category = Town


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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Nitra
district = Komárno
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elevation = 115
lat_d = 47
lat_m = 52
lat_s = 32
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 11
long_s = 36
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 59.943
area_round = 2
population = 8041
population_date = 2004
population_density = auto
established = 1329
established_type = First mentioned
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postal_code = 947 XX
area_code = +421-35
code = KN
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Hurbanovo in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
commons = Hurbanovo
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420401&lstObec501140&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.hurbanovo.sk www.hurbanovo.sk]
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Hurbanovo (until 1948 "Stará Ďala", _hu. Ógyalla, _de. Altdala) is a town and large municipality in the Komarno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. It is named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1329.

Geography

The town lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km².It has a population of about 8030 people.Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level.

Ethnicity

The town is about 50.19% Magyar, 45.52% Slovak and 2.56% Roma.

Government

The town has a birth registry, a police force and a tax office.

Facilities

The town has a public library, a DVD rental store and a cinema. It also has a football pitch. The town has a commercial bank and insurance company and number of general and food stores.

It has a doctor's surgery and an outpatient facility for children and adolescents. It also has a gynaecologist.

Transport

The town has a garage and petrol station and a railway station.

Famous people

*Gabriela Dudeková, historian
*Mór Jókai, writer
*Konkoly Thege Miklós, weather researcher

External links

* [http://www.hurbanovo.sk Official website]