Lipové

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

47°49′59″N 17°51′0″E / 47.83306°N 17.85000°E / 47.83306; 17.85000CountrySlovakiaRegionNitraDistrictKomárnoFounded1926Area

• Total10.57^[2] km² (4.08^[2] sq mi)Elevation

109^[3] m (358^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total143^[1]Postal code

946 14^[3]

Area code+421 35^[3]Car plateKNWebsitehttps://www.lipove.sk/

Lipové (Hungarian: Zsemlékes, pronounced: [ˈʒɛmleːkɛʃ]), known from 1926 to 1950 as Hodžovo (Hungarian: Hodzsafalva), is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 10.578 km². It has a population of about 180 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Lipové became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1245. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. The village was created in 1926. Between 1938 and 1945 territory of Lipové 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.

Ethnicity

The village is about 84% Slovak and 16% Hungarian.

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.