Tvrdošovce | |
Other Name: | Tardoskedd |
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 Tvrdošovce in the Nitra Region##Location of Tvrdošovce in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.095°N 18.0639°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marián Tóth |
Leader Party: | MOST-HÍD |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1221 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 55.55 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 119 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 5171 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 941 10 |
Area Code: | +421 35 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NZ |
Website: | www.tvrdosovce.sk |
Tvrdošovce (Hungarian: Tardoskedd) is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 120 metres and covers an area of 55.56 km2.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1221.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 Tvrdošovce 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 5088 people.
The village has a small public library, swimming pool, gym and a football pitch.