Ivanka pri Nitre
Ivanka pri Nitre (Hungarian: Nyitraivánka) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.[1]
Church
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1400. The Byzantine Monomachus crown was unearthed there in 1860 by a farmer ploughing in what was then Nyitraivánka in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 146 metres and covers an area of 14.909 km². It has a population of about 2415 people.
Ethnicity
The village is approximately 98% Slovak.
Facilities
The village has a public library a gym and football pitch.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1704-1914 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1887-1954 (parish B)
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.ivankaprinitre.sk
- Surnames of living people in Ivanka pri Nitre
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