Sikenica (Hungarian: Peszektergenye) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.
Sikenica
Peszektergenye | |
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 Reformed Church in Sikenica | |
  Sikenica Location of Sikenica in the Nitra Region  Sikenica Location of Sikenica in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°05′N 18°43′E / 48.08°N 18.72°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Levice District |
| First mentioned | 1307 |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 624 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 937 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 36[2] |
| Car plate | LV |
| Website | www |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1307.
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 150 metres and covers an area of 25.549 km². It has a population of about 640 people.
Ethnicity
editThe village is approximately 58% Slovak, 40% Magyar, 1% Romani and 1% Czech.
Facilities
editThe village has a public library and football pitch.
References
edit- ^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to Sikenica at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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