Kostoľany pod Tribečom

Kostoľany pod Tribečom
Gímeskosztolány
Kostoľany pod Tribečom
Location of Kostoľany pod Tribečom in the Nitra Region
Kostoľany pod Tribečom
Location of Kostoľany pod Tribečom in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°25′N 18°15′E / 48.42°N 18.25°E / 48.42; 18.25
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictZlaté Moravce District
First mentioned1113
Area
 • Total
22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
335
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 77[3]
Area code+421 37[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)ZM
Websitewww.kostolanypodtribecom.sk

Kostoľany pod Tribečom (Hungarian: Gímeskosztolány) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 242 metres (794 ft)[3] and covers an area of 22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count412349349335
Difference −15.29% +0% −4.01%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count331335
Difference+1.20%

It has a population of 335 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak33697.67%
Hungarian72.03%
Total344

In year 2021 was 344 people by ethnicity 336 as Slovak, 7 as Hungarian, 3 as Czech, 2 as Not found out, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Other.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church26677.33%
None5616.28%
Not found out92.62%
Evangelical Church41.16%
Total344

In year 2021 was 344 people by religion 266 from Roman Catholic Church, 56 from None, 9 from Not found out, 4 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Economy

The village is almost exclusively dedicated to stockbreeding and agriculture, specializing in wine.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1713-1901 (parish B)

Church of Saint George

The Church of Saint George (Kostol svätého Juraja) is a simple one-nave church of pre-romanesque origin with later romanesque, baroque and modern extensions. It lies on the hill in the eastern part of the village. In 1960, the church acquired interest of experts after the discovery of medieval paintings and further research led to dating to the period before the second half of the 11th century.[10] Subsequently, the church had been referenced in literature for decades as an oldest remaining sacral building in Slovakia.[10] After breakthrough discoveries in Kopčany and revised dating of Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, a revised archeological and artistic research have been done also in Kostoľany pod Tribečom.

The church belongs to remaining sacral buildings in Slovakia that are considered to be of potential Great Moravian origin. The result of chronometric research of masonry published in 2015 indices that the church was built at the end of the 9th or in the first third of the 10th century.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ a b Botek 2014, p. 138.
  11. ^ Barta, Bóna & Keleši 2015, p. 705.

Sources

  • Botek, Andrej (2014). Veľkomoravské kostoly na Slovensku [The Great Moravian Churches in Slovakia] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Post Scriptum. ISBN 978-80-89567-37-9.
  • Barta, Peter; Bóna, Martin; Keleši, Marián (2015). "Chronometrický výskum murív Kostola sv. Juraja v Kostoľanoch pod Tribečom" [Chronometric research of Masonry of St. George's Church in Kostoľany pod Tribečom]. Archaeologia Historica (in Slovak). 40 (2). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta. ISSN 2336-4386.