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Tekovské Lužany

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Tekovské Lužany (Template:Lang-hu) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156. The settlement had Hungarian majority in the 17th century according to the Turkish tax census.[1]

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 156 metres and covers an area of 43.936 km². It has a population of about 2940 people.

Ethnicity

The village is about 62% Slovak, 35% Magyar and 3% Gypsy.

Facilities

The village has a public library, cinema, football pitch.

  1. ^ Károly Kocsis, Eszter Kocsisné Hodosi, Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian Basin, Simon Publications LLC, 1998, p. 46 [1]


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