Šaľa

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Šaľa

Total population

24,099

Founded

1002

Elevation116 m

Land area44.97 km²

Coordinates48.15°, 17.87°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Šaľa is a town in Šaľa District within Nitra Region in south-western Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

O

Oldřich František Korte

Czech composer and pianist

Attila Kaszás

Hungarian actor (1960–2007)

Gyula Szarka

Hungarian composer

Tomáš Galis

Slovak Roman-Catholic priest, bishop of Žilina

Jusztinián György Serédi

Hungarian Catholic cardinal (1884-1945)

István Balog

M

Manci Bäck

Hungarian photographer (1891-1989)

I

István Csete

I

Ignác Deutsch

Hungarian painter (1846-1890)

N

Norbert Fedor

football player

János Feketeházy

Hungarian architect (1842–1927)

S

Sándor Horváth

Hungarian actor (1932-2012)

K

Kálmán Janics

Hungarian doctor and defender of the rights of members of the Hungarian minority (1912–2003)

J

János Kudlik

Hungarian priest, politician (1842-1900)

J

János Nagy

catholic priest (1701-1768)

G

Géza Petrik

Hongaars bibliographer and bookseller (1845–1925)

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

Nearby places in Nitra

• Dlhá nad Váhom
  1.5 mi away · pop. 885
• Kráľová nad Váhom
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,643
• Diakovce
  2 mi away · pop. 2,241
• Trnovec nad Váhom
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,722
• Tešedíkovo
  3.6 mi away
• Žihárec
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,667
• Selice
  5.8 mi away · pop. 2,955
• Močenok
  5.9 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Horná Kráľová
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,799
• Hájske
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,349
• Jatov
  7.2 mi away · pop. 775
• Veľká Dolina
  7.6 mi away · pop. 648

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 Šaľa

SLEEPARALIS

Rezacova Sara · 2026

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-18

Little Lovegrass

Eragrostis minor

Seen 2026-09-05

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-09-05

Sand Lucerne

Medicago × varia

Seen 2026-09-05

Hawkweed Oxtongue

Picris hieracioides

Seen 2026-09-05

common ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Seen 2026-09-05

hoary alyssum

Berteroa incana

Seen 2026-09-05

prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Seen 2026-09-05

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-09-05

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