Želiezovce
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| Želiezovce | |
| Zseliz | |
| Town | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Nitra |
| District | Levice |
| River | Hron |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 56.523 km² (21.824 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,486 (2005) |
| Density | 132 /km² (342 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1274 |
| Mayor | Pavel Bakonyi |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 937 01 |
| Area code | +421-36 |
| Car plate | LV |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Nitra Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.zeliezovce.sk | |
Želiezovce (German: Zelis (rare); Hungarian: Zseliz) is a town in Slovakia in the Nitra Region, in the Levice District, near the Hron river.
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[edit] History
The territory of the settlement was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age, the Quadi period and the Great Moravian period. The town was first mentioned in 1274. It was heavily damaged at the end of World War II.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 7,522 inhabitants. 51.25% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 47.10% Slovaks, 0.55% Roma and 0.49% Czechs.[1] The religious make-up was 61.27% Roman Catholics, 18.43% people with no religious affiliation, and 6.37% Lutherans.[1]
[edit] Features
The town is known for a former Neoclassical residence of Count Johann Karl Eszterházy, where the Austrian composer Franz Schubert used to teach music to the young women Maria and Karoline in the summer of 1818 and 1824. Apart from a nice large park, there is another important building: the Schubert House or Owl Chateau (Slovak: Soví zámoček), in which Franz Schubert used to stay, and in which some of his compositions arose (the Sonatas etc.). Finally, the town features a Gothic Catholic church, severely damaged in 1945.
[edit] Archeology
The town gave name to the archeological Želiezovce group (named after a find in Veľký Pesek, now part of the village Sikenica, which was part of Želiezovce in 1986-1992).
[edit] References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
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