Hurbanovo

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Hurbanovo

| other_name = Ógyalla

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Hurbanovo2.JPG

| image_caption = Saint Ladislaus Church

| image_flag = Hurbanovo-komarno-flag.svg

| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Hurbanovo.svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{SVK}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Nitra Region}}

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Komárno District

| pushpin_map = Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hurbanovo in the Nitra Region##Location of Hurbanovo in Slovakia

| coordinates = {{coord|47.88|N|18.19|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| leader_party =

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1329

| area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| area_total_km2 = 59.94

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_m = 114

| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_total = 7314

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 947 01

| area_code = +421 35

| blank_name = Car plate

| blank_info = KN

| website = {{URL|http://www.hurbanovo.sk}}

}}

Hurbanovo (until 1948 Stará Ďala, {{langx|hu|Ógyalla}}, {{langx|de|Altdala}}) is a town and large municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1329.

Geography

The town lies at an elevation of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km².

Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the municipality had 7,467 inhabitants. 3,780 (or 50,62 %) of inhabitants were Slovaks, 3,038 (or 40,69 %) Hungarians, 179 (2,4 %) Roma, 28 (0,37 %) Czechs, 468 others and unspecified.{{Cite web |title=SODB2021 - Population - Basic results |url=https://www.scitanie.sk/en/population/basic-results/structure-of-population-by-ethnicity/OB/SK0231501140/OB |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.scitanie.sk}}

Government

The town has a birth registry, a police force and a tax office.

Facilities

The town has a public library, a DVD rental store and a cinema. It also has a football pitch. The town has a commercial bank and insurance company and number of general and food stores. It has a doctor's surgery and an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist.

A brewery, called Zlatý Bažant, also operates in the town.

Transport

The town has a garage and petrol station and a railway station.

Notable people

Gabriela Dudeková (born 1968), historian
Árpád Feszty (1856–1914), painter
Miklós Konkoly-Thege (1842–1916), astronomer
Ivan Varga (1953–2021), politician

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (humid subtropical climate). On 20 July 2007, Hurbanovo recorded a temperature of {{convert|40.3|C|F|abbr=on}}, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Slovakia.{{cite web |title=Historical Extremes: Review of historical extremes (extreme values) of selected meteorological elements at the territory of Slovak republic |url=http://www.shmu.sk/en/?page=1384 |publisher=Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute |access-date=9 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014134021/http://www.shmu.sk/en/?page=1384 |archive-date=14 October 2016 |url-status=live }}

{{Weather box

| location = Hurbanovo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1919–present)

| single line = Yes

| metric first = Yes

| collapsed =

| Jan record high C = 17.0

| Feb record high C = 20.8

| Mar record high C = 25.7

| Apr record high C = 31.1

| May record high C = 33.7

| Jun record high C = 37.3

| Jul record high C = 40.3

| Aug record high C = 39.3

| Sep record high C = 34.4

| Oct record high C = 29.3

| Nov record high C = 23.2

| Dec record high C = 19.0

| year record high C = 40.3

| Jan high C = 3.4

| Feb high C = 6.4

| Mar high C = 11.9

| Apr high C = 18.3

| May high C = 22.8

| Jun high C = 26.4

| Jul high C = 28.5

| Aug high C = 28.4

| Sep high C = 22.8

| Oct high C = 16.6

| Nov high C = 9.8

| Dec high C = 4.0

| year high C = 16.6

| Jan mean C = 0.1

| Feb mean C = 1.8

| Mar mean C = 6.1

| Apr mean C = 12.0

| May mean C = 16.6

| Jun mean C = 20.3

| Jul mean C = 22.0

| Aug mean C = 21.4

| Sep mean C = 16.1

| Oct mean C = 10.8

| Nov mean C = 5.9

| Dec mean C = 1.0

| year mean C = 11.2

| Jan low C = -3.0

| Feb low C = -2.0

| Mar low C = 1.4

| Apr low C = 5.9

| May low C = 10.5

| Jun low C = 13.7

| Jul low C = 15.6

| Aug low C = 15.2

| Sep low C = 11.0

| Oct low C = 6.4

| Nov low C = 2.7

| Dec low C = -1.7

| year low C = 6.3

| Jan record low C = -23.5

| Feb record low C = -35.0

| Mar record low C = -21.4

| Apr record low C = -5.9

| May record low C = -2.9

| Jun record low C = 0.2

| Jul record low C = 4.5

| Aug record low C = 4.5

| Sep record low C = -2.4

| Oct record low C = -13.0

| Nov record low C = -14.1

| Dec record low C = -22.3

| year record low C = -35.0

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 34.1

| Feb precipitation mm = 30.1

| Mar precipitation mm = 35.9

| Apr precipitation mm = 32.1

| May precipitation mm = 62.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 60.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 69.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 54.8

| Sep precipitation mm = 56.5

| Oct precipitation mm = 46.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 47.6

| Dec precipitation mm = 40.9

| year precipitation mm = 570.5

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 7.1

| Feb precipitation days = 6.5

| Mar precipitation days = 6.3

| Apr precipitation days = 5.2

| May precipitation days = 8.6

| Jun precipitation days = 7.5

| Jul precipitation days = 7.2

| Aug precipitation days = 6.4

| Sep precipitation days = 6.3

| Oct precipitation days = 6.6

| Nov precipitation days = 8.0

| Dec precipitation days = 7.1

| year precipitation days = 82.9

| Jan snow days = 7.7

| Feb snow days = 6.5

| Mar snow days = 3.6

| Apr snow days = 0.6

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.2

| Nov snow days = 2.7

| Dec snow days = 6.0

| year snow days = 27.3

| Jan humidity = 82.1

| Feb humidity = 77.7

| Mar humidity = 69.4

| Apr humidity = 62.0

| May humidity = 64.6

| Jun humidity = 67.5

| Jul humidity = 66.1

| Aug humidity = 66.2

| Sep humidity = 72.6

| Oct humidity = 78.4

| Nov humidity = 84.1

| Dec humidity = 84.9

| year humidity = 73.0

| Jan sun = 70.9

| Feb sun = 99.9

| Mar sun = 152.5

| Apr sun = 210.0

| May sun = 251.2

| Jun sun = 266.0

| Jul sun = 281.1

| Aug sun = 273.8

| Sep sun = 190.7

| Oct sun = 136.8

| Nov sun = 78.3

| Dec sun = 58.3

| year sun = 2069.5

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230814195809/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Slovakia/CSV/HURBANOVO_11858.csv

| archive-date = 14 August 2023

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Slovakia/CSV/HURBANOVO_11858.csv

| title = Hurbanovo Climate Normals 1991–2020

| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 14 August 2023}}{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230814195912/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/S1/11858.TXT

| archive-date = 14 August 2023

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/S1/11858.TXT

| title = Hurbanovo Climate Normals 1961-1990

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 14 August 2023}}

| source 2 = SHMI (extremes, 1919-present){{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230830125512/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/slovacchia/hurbanovo/

| archive-date = 30 August 2023

| url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/slovacchia/hurbanovo/

| title = Hurbanovo

| access-date = 30 August 2023

| publisher = {{ill|Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute|sk|Slovenský hydrometeorologický ústav}}

| language = it}}

}}

Twin towns — sister cities

Hurbanovo is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerské mestá|url=https://www.hurbanovo.sk/mesto-hurbanovo/partnerske-mesta/|website=hurbanovo.sk|publisher=Hurbanovo|language=sk|access-date=2019-09-09}}

{{flagicon|CRO}} Lovran, Croatia
{{flagicon|HUN}} Pápa, Hungary
{{flagicon|CZE}} Žlutice, Czech Republic

Gallery

File:Hurbanovo1.JPG|Local Zlatý Bažant brewery

File:Bagota22.JPG|Church of Saint Anne

File:Bagota05.JPG|Bohatá Cemetery

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1764-1918 (parish A)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1942 (parish A)

External links

{{Official website|http://www.hurbanovo.sk}}
[http://www.cisarik.com/0_Hurbanovo_Komarno_NI_Komarom_Komarno.htmlSurnames of living people in Hurbanovo]

Category:Cities and towns in Slovakia

Category:Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language

Category:Villages and municipalities in the Komárno District