Čalovec | |
Other Name: | Megyercs |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Komárno District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Čalovec in the Nitra Region##Location of Čalovec in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 47.8°N 17.98°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1268 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 23.21 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 108 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1111 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 946 02 |
Area Code: | +421 35 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | KN |
Website: | www.calovec.sk |
Čalovec, formerly Mederč (hu|Megyercs, Hungarian pronunciation:NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
The village lies at an altitude of 112 metres and covers an area of 23.209 km2.It has a population of about 1,185 people.
In the 9th century, the territory of Čalovec became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The village was first mentioned in 1268After 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 Čalovec 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.
The village is about 84% Hungarian, 16% Slovak.
The village has a public library and a football pitch.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"