Virt Explained

Virt should not be confused with Jake Kaufman.

Virt
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 Virt in the Nitra Region##Location of Virt in Slovakia
Coordinates:47.75°N 18.32°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1256
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.68
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:114
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:331
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:946 38
Area Code:+421 35
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:KN

Virt (Hungarian: Virt) is a municipality at the Danube in the Komárno District in Slovakia in the Nitra Region.

History

The village is known for findings of richly endowed Avar graves from the 7th and 8th century AD.In the 9th century, the territory of Vrbová nad Váhom became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written mention of the village dates back to 1256. 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 territory of Vrbová nad Váhom 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.Before 1990 it was part of Radvaň nad Dunajom.

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.