Hurbanovo
Hurbanovo (until 1948 Stará Ďala, Template:Lang-hu, German: Altdala) is a town and large municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban.
History
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1329.
Geography
The town lies at an elevation of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km². Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 7,751 inhabitants. 3,753 of inhabitants were Slovaks, 3,196 Hungarians, 189 Roma, 42 Czechs, the GSD Dummy user, 571 others and unspecified.[1]
Government
The town has a birth registry, a police force and a tax office.
Facilities
The town has a public library, a DVD rental store and a cinema. It also has a football pitch. The town has a commercial bank and insurance company and number of general and food stores. It has a doctor's surgery and an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist. A brewery, called Zlatý Bažant, also operates in the town.
Transport
The town has a garage and petrol station and a railway station.
Famous people
- Gabriela Dudeková, historian
- Árpád Feszty, artist, painter
- Mór Jókai, writer
- Miklós Konkoly-Thege, astronomer
Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate).[2]
| Climate data for Hurbanovo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.0 (−9.4) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.9 (1.33) |
34.0 (1.34) |
26.6 (1.05) |
38.8 (1.53) |
55.3 (2.18) |
60.8 (2.39) |
50.7 (2.00) |
37.0 (1.46) |
38.9 (1.53) |
32.2 (1.27) |
53.7 (2.11) |
39.8 (1.57) |
521.7 (20.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 82.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 79 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61.9 | 85.0 | 134.3 | 178.8 | 229.0 | 237.4 | 259.4 | 236.8 | 184.3 | 143.7 | 69.1 | 51.6 | 1,871.3 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Local Zlatý Bažant brewery -
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Bohatá Cemetery
External links
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
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- ^ "Hurbanovo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1764-1918 (parish A)
- Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1942 (parish A)
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