Nitrianska Blatnica

Nitrianska Blatnica
Nyitrasárfő
Municipality
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Nitrianska Blatnica is located in Nitra Region
Nitrianska Blatnica
Nitrianska Blatnica
Location of Nitrianska Blatnica in the Nitra Region
Nitrianska Blatnica is located in Slovakia
Nitrianska Blatnica
Nitrianska Blatnica
Location of Nitrianska Blatnica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°33′N 17°58′E / 48.55°N 17.97°E / 48.55; 17.97
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictTopoľčany District
First mentioned1185
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.38 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,235
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
956 04[3]
Area code+421 38[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)TO
Websitenitrianskablatnica.sk

Nitrianska Blatnica (Hungarian: Nyitrasárfő) is a municipality with 1,192 inhabitants in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia. In the hills above the village is a church of Saint George /rotunda svätého Juraja/, from 9th and 10th century, one of the oldest remaining church buildings in Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 234 metres (768 ft)[3] and covers an area of 14.38 km2 (5.55 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count1148120712301235
Difference +5.13% +1.90% +0.40%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count12501235
Difference−1.2%

It has a population of 1235 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak118996.5%
Not found out393.16%
Total1232

In year 2021 was 1232 people by ethnicity 1189 as Slovak, 39 as Not found out, 4 as Czech, 2 as German, 2 as Hungarian, 2 as Other, 1 as Romani and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church97078.73%
None18314.85%
Not found out352.84%
Evangelical Church201.62%
Total1232

In year 2021 was 1232 people by religion 970 from Roman Catholic Church, 183 from None, 35 from Not found out, 20 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Other, 3 from Buddhism, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

The Church of Saint George

The church lies on the slope of the hill Mahrát in the locality "Jurko". The site is on the important route between Váh and Nitra river basins. According to the written sources, the church was built in 1530 by Anna Thurso in memory of her husband who died in Battle of Mohács.[10] However, an archaeological research uncovered new findings and changed the dating to the early medieval period, with the highest probability the Great Moravian period or shortly after.[11] The Church of Saint George belonged to the early medieval court (curtis), but was a part of a separate settlement near the main court.[12] The rotunda in Nitrianska Blatnica is similar to the Great Moravian rotunda in Ducové (7 km (4.3 mi) from Blatnica). The building was rebuilt and reconstructed several times, the current baroque look is from 1777.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ Ruttkay 2007, p. 193.
  11. ^ Robak, Zbigniew (2024). "RADIOCARBON DATING OF ST. GEORGE'S ROTUNDA IN NITRIANSKA BLATNICA (SLOVAKIA): AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMMENT". Radiocarbon. 66 (1): 147–154. doi:10.1017/RDC.2024.33. ISSN 0033-8222.
  12. ^ Ruttkay 2007, p. 194.
  13. ^ Botek 2014, p. 134.

Sources

  • Botek, Andrej (2014). Veľkomoravské kostoly na Slovensku [The Great Moravian Churches in Slovakia] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Post Scriptum. ISBN 978-80-89567-37-9.
  • Ruttkay, Alexander (2007). "Významné archeologické lokality z včasného stredoveku v oblasti Považského Inovca" [Important Archaeological Sites from the Early Middle Ages in the Region of Považský Inovec]. In Pieta, Karol; Ruttkay, Alexander; Ruttkay, Matej (eds.). Bojná, hospodárske a politické centrum Nitrianskeho kniežactva (in Slovak and German). Nitra: Archeologický ústav SAV. ISBN 978-80-88709-91-6.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrianska_Blatnica