Močenok (Hungarian: Mocsonok) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
Močenok
Mocsonok | |
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 Church of Saint Clement | |
  Močenok Location of Močenok in the Nitra Region  Močenok Location of Močenok in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′N 17°56′E / 48.23°N 17.93°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Šaľa District |
| First mentioned | 1113 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.39 km2 (17.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,316 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 951 31[2] |
| Area code | +421 37[2] |
| Car plate | SA |
| Website | mocenok |
Names and etymology
editThe name is derived from Slavic mučeník – a martyr and is probably related to the cult of Saint Clement of Rome (a patron of the local church) whose relics were brought through Great Moravia to the Rome by Saint Cyril.[4] The village was renamed to Mučníky in 1948, to Sládečkovce in 1951 (after a victim of a farmer strike from 1922) and returned to the original name in 1992.[5]
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 141 metres and covers an area of 46.39 km2. It has a population of about 4289 people.(31.12.2015)
Ethnicity
editThe village is about 97% Slovak and the other 3% is, mainly, Romani.
Facilities
editThe village has a pharmacy, a public library a gym and a football pitch. It also has a cinema.
Notable people
edit- František Rábek (born 1949) - Catholic Prelate
References
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.
- ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 297. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
- ^ "Názov obce". Močenok - informačný portál obce (in Slovak). The municipality of Močenok. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links
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