Veľké Kosihy

Veľké Kosihy
Nagykeszi
Manor in the village
Veľké Kosihy
Location of Veľké Kosihy in the Nitra Region
Veľké Kosihy
Location of Veľké Kosihy in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°46′N 17°53′E / 47.77°N 17.88°E / 47.77; 17.88
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictKomárno District
First mentioned1268
Government
 • MayorLajos Csóka (Most–Híd)
Area
 • Total
24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Elevation110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
956
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
946 21[3]
Area code+421 35[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KN
Websitewww.velkekosihy.sk

Veľké Kosihy (Hungarian: Nagykeszi, pronounced [ˈnɒɟkɛsi]) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia.

Etymology

The village was named after the Magyar tribe Keszi.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 110 metres (360 ft)[3] and covers an area of 24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count986987982956
Difference +0.10% −0.50% −2.64%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count958956
Difference−0.20%

It has a population of 956 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian75079.36%
Slovak18519.57%
Not found out838.78%
Romani151.58%
Total945

In year 2021 was 945 people by ethnicity 750 as Hungarian, 185 as Slovak, 83 as Not found out, 15 as Romani, 2 as Russian, 2 as Other, 1 as Czech, 1 as Irish and 1 as Romanian.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
None34336.3%
Calvinist Church24826.24%
Roman Catholic Church24425.82%
Not found out636.67%
Evangelical Church222.33%
Greek Catholic Church101.06%
Total945

In year 2021 was 945 people by religion 343 from None, 248 from Calvinist Church, 244 from Roman Catholic Church, 63 from Not found out, 22 from Evangelical Church, 10 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Other, 1 from Islam and 1 from Church of the Brethren.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Veľké Kosihy became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Veľké Kosihy once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

Notable people

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. ^ Miloš, Marek (2011). Národnosti Uhroska [Nationalities of the Historical Kingdom of Hungary] (PDF) (in Slovak). Trnava: Filozofická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity v Trnave. p. 121. ISBN 978-80-8082-470-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-19.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  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. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

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