Šurany
Šurany | |
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Town | |
Church of St. Stephen the protomartyr | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Šurany Location in Nitra Region Šurany Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°05′14″N 18°11′10″E / 48.08722°N 18.18611°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra Region |
| District | Nové Zámky |
| First mentioned | 1138 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcel Filaga |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.81 km2 (23.09 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,103 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 942 01[3] |
| Area code | +421 35[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | NZ |
| Website | www.surany.sk |
Šurany (until 1927, Veľké Šurany) is a town and a railroad hub in the Nové Zámky District, Nitra Region, southern Slovakia.
Alongside the main settlement, it has the boroughs of Kostolný Sek and Nitriansky Hrádok, both annexed 1976.
Etymology
The town name comes from Slavic šur-, šurý (curved, in a wider sense hilly) + the suffix -any referring to people. Šurany: "people from hills", the opposite of Rovňany: "people from plains".[4]
History
Archaeological discoveries show that the site of the present-day town was inhabited in the Neolithic. The town was first mentioned under name villa Suran in a document of Hungarian king Béla II in 1138. There was a castle existing since the second half of the 15th century. Between 1568 and 1581, the town was the seat of the Captaincy of Lower Hungary. The settlement was occupied by the Turks in 1663–84. The castle was torn down in 1725. In 1832 the town was made a royal town with market rights. A sugar factory was established in 1854 (closed in 2000).[5] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Šurany was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a consequence of the First Vienna Award. On 29 March 1945, the Red Army entered Šurany and it once again belonged to Czechoslovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres (404 ft)[3] and covers an area of 59.81 km2 (23.09 sq mi) (2024).[6]
It is located in the Danubian Lowland near the Nitra River, 13 kilometres (8 mi) away from Nové Zámky and around 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bratislava.
Climate
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,168 | — |
| 1980 | 9,598 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 10,192 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 10,491 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10,177 | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 9,562 | −6.0% |
| Source: Censuses[7][8] | ||
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 10,504 | 10,426 | 10,055 | 9103 |
| Difference | −0.74% | −3.55% | −9.46% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 9238 | 9103 |
| Difference | −1.46% |
It has a population of 9103 people (31 December 2024).[10]
Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 8756 | 91.57% |
| Not found out | 688 | 7.19% |
| Total | 9562 |
In year 2021 was 9562 people by ethnicity 8756 as Slovak, 688 as Not found out, 71 as Hungarian, 65 as Czech, 31 as Romani, 27 as Other, 17 as Russian, 9 as Rusyn, 8 as Vietnamese, 6 as Korean, 5 as Ukrainian, 5 as Moravian, 4 as German, 3 as Chinese, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Polish, 2 as Irish, 2 as Italian, 2 as Croatian, 2 as Bulgarian, 2 as English, 1 as Turkish, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as French.
Note on population The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
Religion
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 5795 | 60.6% |
| None | 2567 | 26.85% |
| Not found out | 889 | 9.3% |
| Evangelical Church | 103 | 1.08% |
| Total | 9562 |
In year 2021 was 9562 people by religion 5795 from Roman Catholic Church, 2567 from None, 889 from Not found out, 103 from Evangelical Church, 46 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 35 from Ad hoc movements, 34 from Greek Catholic Church, 15 from Buddhism, 14 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 14 from Other, 12 from Calvinist Church, 7 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 7 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 7 from Islam, 5 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Hinduism, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Baptists Church.
People
Šurany featured in a 2006 episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Stephen Fry. Fry was tracing his Jewish ancestry in the town, where his maternal grandfather Martin Neumann was a manager at the Šurany sugar factory and was recruited to work in the burgeoning sugar industry in Bury St Edmunds, England.[14] Neumann and his wife Rosa Braun Neumann immigrated to Bury in 1926.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Literárne informa4n0 centrum. pp. 438, 521. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
- ^ :: Vítajte na stránkach mesta Šurany ::. .:: www.surany.sk ::
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ ""Who Do You Think You Are?", Series Two: Celebrity Gallery".
External links
- Official website (Slovak, only History is in English as well)
- Šurany – Nové Zámky okolie