| Palárikovo | |
| Other Name: | Tótmegyer |
| 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 Palárikovo in the Nitra Region##Location of Palárikovo in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.05°N 22°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1248 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 51.294 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 113 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 4272 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 941 11 |
| Area Code: | +421 35 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | NZ |
| Website: | www.obecpalarikovo.sk |
Palárikovo (Hungarian: Tótmegyer) is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
The village is named after a Slovak playwright Ján Palárik. The historic Slovak name Slovenský Meder was semantically the same as the Hungarian name Tótmegyer. Slovenský/Tót — Slovak, Meder/Megyer - the old Magyar tribe whose members lived in the region as garrison units.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1248.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 51.294 km2. It has a population of about 4410 people.
The population is about 97% Slovak, 2% Hungarian and 1% Czech.
The village has a small public library, a DVD rental store and cinema. It also has a gym and a football pitch.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Palárikovo is twinned with:[4]
Zubří, Czech Republic