See also: Čechy (disambiguation) and Csehi.
Čechy | |
Other Name: | Komáromcsehi |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nové Zámky District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Čechy in the Nitra Region##Location of Čechy in Slovakia |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1419 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 11.846 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 151 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 301 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 941 43 |
Area Code: | +421 35 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NZ |
Website: | www.andovce.sk |
Čechy (; Hungarian: Komáromcsehi) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1419 as Felsewchey, then in 1497 as Superior Chey. Later, it was referred to as Csehi, when in the end of the 19th century it was changed to Komáromcsehi. As part of Czechoslovakia, the name became Čechy.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 162 metres and covers an area of 11.846 km². It has a population of about 330 people.
The population is about 98% Slovak.
The village has a small public library and football pitch.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"