Nová Ves nad Žitavou

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Nová Ves nad Žitavou

Total population

1,271

Founded

1075

Elevation150 m

Land area10.17 km²

Coordinates48.29°, 18.32°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nová Ves nad Žitavou is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. The village lies at an elevation of 164 metres (538 ft) and covers an area of 10.173 km2 (3.928 sq mi). It has a population of about 1,270 people, with a distribution of approximately 99% Slovak and 1% Magyar. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1355. Since 1925 the village has a football club.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

D

Dušan Uhrin

Football coach (born 1943)

Géza Maróti

Hungarian architect, sculptor (1875-1941)

Július Gábriš

Slovak roman catholic bishop (1913–1987)

C

Csergeo Floris

E

Elo Havetta

Slovak photographer and director (1938–1975)

A

Adolf Kertész

Hungarian association football player (1892-1920)

V

Vilmos Kertész

association football player (1890–1962)

István Nécsey

painter (1870-1902)

N

Nepomuk János Raffay

Hungarian priest, teacher

György Szelepcsényi

Slovak archbishop, philosopher, lawyer and artist (1595-1685)

Pavol Farkaš

Slovak soccer player

F

František Tokár

table tennis player (1925-1993)

František Vnuk

Slovak historian

J

Ján Rajtár

Pavol Demeš

Slovak photographer, painter and politician

E

Eduard Duckesz

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

Nearby places in Nitra

• Slepčany
  1.4 mi away · pop. 878
• Veľké Chyndice
  1.7 mi away · pop. 334
• Malé Chyndice
  1.9 mi away · pop. 380
• Nevidzany
  2.4 mi away · pop. 611
• Vieska nad Žitavou
  2.4 mi away · pop. 461
• Tajná
  2.5 mi away · pop. 285
• Červený Hrádok
  2.9 mi away · pop. 419
• Klasov
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,217
• Vráble
  3.4 mi away · pop. 9,381
• Tesárske Mlyňany
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,707
• Malé Vozokany
  3.6 mi away · pop. 308
• Beladice
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,521

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.

Books about Nová Ves nad Žitavou

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Clover Leaf Weevil

Brachypera zoilus

Seen 2026-09-17

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-16

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria

Seen 2026-09-15

Lycosa singoriensis

Lycosa singoriensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Coprimorphus scrutator

Coprimorphus scrutator

Seen 2026-09-13

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-09-13

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-09-12

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