Jacovce

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Jacovce

Total population

1,829

Founded

1224

Air quality index

31Good

Elevation194 m

Land area10.01 km²

Coordinates48.59°, 18.14°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jacovce is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia. In 2011 it had 1770 inhabitants. Jacovce is a birthplace of Slovak ice-hockey star Miro Šatan.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

Gabriela Sedláková

Slovak athletics competitor

Ľubomír Hurtaj

Slovak ice hockey player

Ľubomír Višňovský

Slovak ice hockey player

Ľ

Ľubor Kresák

Slovak astronomist and university educator (1927–1994)

B

Boris Peškovič

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach

R

Rudolf Vrba

Slovak-Jewish Auschwitz escapee, Canadian biochemist (1924–2006)

M

Mihály Adamkovics

Ján Chryzostom Korec

Slovak jesuit, cardinal and writer (1924–2015)

A

Anton Ondruš

Czechoslovakian soccer player

Artúr Harmat

composer (1885–1962)

D

Dezider Kardoš

Czechoslovak music educator and composer (1914-1991)

Miroslav Šatan

Slovak ice hockey player

Jozef Marko

Slovak footballer (1923–1996)

J

János Aranyosy

Hungarian poet (1781-1810)

F

Ferenc Bokross

G

Gábor Bossányi

Hungarian scientist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nitra

• Tovarníky
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,403
• Kuzmice
  1.5 mi away · pop. 724
• Tesáre
  2.3 mi away · pop. 709
• Nemčice
  2.8 mi away · pop. 950
• Topoľčany
  2.9 mi away · pop. 28,673
• Krušovce
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,830
• Velušovce
  3.2 mi away · pop. 507
• Tvrdomestice
  3.2 mi away · pop. 467
• Norovce
  3.4 mi away · pop. 317
• Solčianky
  3.5 mi away · pop. 249
• Prašice
  3.7 mi away · pop. 2,092
• Veľké Dvorany
  3.7 mi away · pop. 671

Browse all places in Nitra →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Yellow Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Seen 2026-06-02

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-05-27

Dorcadion fulvum

Dorcadion fulvum

Seen 2026-05-20

European Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Seen 2026-05-20

orange-tip

Anthocharis cardamines

Seen 2026-05-20

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

Seen 2026-05-20

Green Lizard

Lacerta viridis

Seen 2026-05-20

Mycetina cruciata

Mycetina cruciata

Seen 2026-05-19

six-spotted longhorn beetle

Anoplodera sexguttata

Seen 2026-05-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jacovce, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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