| Žihárec | |
| Other Name: | Zsigárd |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Šaľa District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Žihárec in the Nitra Region##Location of Žihárec in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.07°N 17.88°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Alajos Baranyay |
| Leader Party: | SMK-MKP |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1251 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.05 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 111 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 1842 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 925 83 |
| Area Code: | +421 31 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | SA |
Žihárec (Hungarian: Zsigárd, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNzs) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
The village lies at an elevation of and covers an area of 17.046km2.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1251. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops liberated the area, also later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945, Žihárec became occupied by 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.
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 1,638 inhabitants. 1,079 of them were Hungarians, 512 Slovaks and 47 others were unspecified.[4]
The village has a public library and a football pitch.