Imeľ Explained

Imeľ
Other Name:Imely
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 Imeľ in the Nitra Region##Location of Imeľ in Slovakia
Coordinates:47.9°N 18.15°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1404
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.96
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:111
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:1972
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:946 52
Area Code:+421 35
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:KN

Imeľ (Hungarian: Imely, Hungarian pronunciation:NaNeNaNe) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1404. It was sacked by Ottoman troops in 1561. It was also managed by Ottoman Empire during periods of 1566-1595, 1605-1606 and 1663-1685. It was recorded as "Imo" as part of Komaran nahiya in Estergon sanjak of Budin Eyalet in 1664 Ottoman record. It had 45 homes and 12470 akches of tax was collected.

After 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 Imeľ 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.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 111 metres and covers an area of 21.96 km².

Population

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,054 inhabitants. 1,125 of inhabitants were Slovaks, 878 Hungarians and 51 others and unspecified.[4]

Facilities

The village has a public library, a gym and a football pitch. It also has a cinema.

See also

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . August 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114094044/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf . November 14, 2012 .