Mankovce

Municipality in Nitra Region, Slovakia
Mankovce
Mankóc
48°25′N 18°19′E / 48.42°N 18.32°E / 48.42; 18.32
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictZlaté Moravce District
First mentioned1345
Area
[1]
 • Total4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total516
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 91[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Car plateZM
Websitewww.obecmankovce.sk

Mankovce (Hungarian: Mankóc) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1345. The name of the city in Hungarian is Mankóc, earlier Mankócz ("Great auk", Pinguinus impennis).[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 300 metres and covers an area of 4.238 km². It has a population of about 540 people.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Czuczor, Gergely István; Fogarasi, János (1867). A magyar nyelv szótára. Pest: Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász. p. 98. Retrieved 24 April 2020.