Kamenica nad Hronom | |
Other Name: | Garamkövesd |
Settlement Type: | village |
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 in the Nitra Region##Location in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 47.8308°N 18.7269°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ján Elzer |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1156 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 18.71 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 132 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1269 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 943 65 |
Area Code: | +421 36 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NZ |
Website: | http://www.kamenicanadhronom.sk/ |
Kamenica nad Hronom (Hungarian: Garamkövesd) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
The village lies at an altitude of 117 metres and covers an area of 18.795 km².
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156.After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938and 1945 Kamenica nad Hronom 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.
It has a population of about 1315 people. The ethnic composition of the population is approximately 80% Hungarian and 20% 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"