Jarok (locally known as Íreg;) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.[4] The Veľké Kostoľany transmitter, Slovakia's most powerful broadcasting facility, is situated in the village.
Jarok
Íreg | |
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  Jarok Location of Jarok in the Nitra Region  Jarok Location of Jarok in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′N 17°57′E / 48.28°N 17.95°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Nitra District |
| First mentioned | 1113 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.11 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,138 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 951 48[2] |
| Area code | +421 37[2] |
| Car plate | NR |
| Website | www |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 160 metres and covers an area of 22.113 km2. It has a population of about 1770 people.
Ethnicity
editThe village is approximately 99% Slovak.
Facilities
editThe village has a public library, a gym and football pitch.
Points of interests
editAt Jarok, there is a high power mediumwave broadcasting station. It works on 1098 kHz and uses as antenna tower a 133 metres tall guyed mast. Construction work on facility started in 1984. Inauguration was in 1988.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Jarok - Okres Nitra - E-OBCE.sk". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1763-1895 (parish A)
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Transmitter
- Surnames of living people in Jarok
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