Číčov

	Číčov (Csicsó)
	Village
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Komárno
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Coordinates	47°46′N 17°46′E / 47.767°N 17.767°E
Area	29.36 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population	1,359 (2004-12-31)
Density	46 / km2 (119 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1172
Mayor	Csaba Földes (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Postal code	946 19
Area code	+421-35
Car plate	KN
	Location of Číčov in Slovakia
	Location of Číčov in the Nitra Region
	Wikimedia Commons: Číčov
	Statistics: Statistical Office

For the Romanian commune called Csíkcsicsó in Hungarian, see Ciceu.

Číčov (Hungarian: Csicsó, Hungarian pronunciation:[’tʃitʃoː]) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

[edit] History

The village was first mentioned in 1172 as Chichou. In 1268 belonged to Komárom fortress, later it was the property of the Counts Cseszneky, Pálffy, Zichy and Kálnoky. In 1682, as a result of the Counter-Reformation the local Calvinist church was banned. In the early 18th century the residents of the village supported the Francis II Rákóczi's uprising. The Treaty of Trianon assigned Číčov to Czechoslovakia, in spite of the village's Hungarian majority. In 1938 following the First Vienna Arbitration it was reannexed by Hungary, but lost again after the end of World War II.

The village lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 29.503 km². It has a population of about 1,360 people.

The village is about 91% Hungarian, 9% Slovak.

The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch.

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