What is the population of Šahy, Nitra?

Šahy has a population of approximately 7,949 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Šahy, Nitra located?

Šahy is located in Nitra, Slovakia, at approximate coordinates 48.0693°, 18.9483°.

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Šahy

Total population

7,949

Founded

1237

Elevation135 m

Land area42.75 km²

Coordinates48.07°, 18.95°

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City facts

Founded

1237

Elevation

135 m

Area

42.75 km²

Official website

www.sahy.sk

Sister cities

Vác

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Overview

Šahy is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5.

History & geography

History

The first written mention is from 1237 in a document of King Béla IV under name Saag, when Martin Hont-Pázmány founded a Premonstratensian monastery there. It got character of a small town in the 14th century. It was part of Ottoman Empire between 1541–1595 and 1605–1685 and was known as "Şefradi". It was also sanjak centre in Uyvar eyalet between 1663 and 1685. Before break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920 and incorporation into Czechoslovakia, it was part of the Hont County, and was from 1806 its capital. It was part of Hungary from 1938 to 1945 as a result of the First Vienna Award.

Geography

It is located at the eastern reaches of the Danubian Lowland on the river Ipeľ at the Hungarian border, on the E77 road from Budapest to Kraków. Besides the main settlement, it also has two "boroughs" of Preseľany nad Ipľom ( west of centre, annexed 1980) and Tešmák ( east of centre, annexed 1986). From 1980 to 1996 it also had now independent village of Hrkovce.

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