Mankovce Explained

Mankovce
Other Name:Mankóc
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zlaté Moravce District
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mankovce in the Nitra Region##Location of Mankovce in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.42°N 18.32°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1345
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.24
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:241
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:516
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:951 91
Area Code:+421 37
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:ZM

Mankovce (Hungarian: Mankóc) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1345. The name of the city in Hungarian is Mankóc, earlier Mankócz ("Great auk", Pinguinus impennis).[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 300 metres and covers an area of 4.238 km². It has a population of about 540 people.

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. Book: Czuczor . Gergely István . Fogarasi . János . A magyar nyelv szótára . 1867 . Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász . Pest . 98 . 24 April 2020.