Jacovce

Jacovce ( Jatzowitz German, Hungarian JAC) is a municipality in western Slovakia, with 1768 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011) and belongs to Okres Topoľčany, a circle of Nitriansky kraj.

Geography

The municipality is located in the northern Danube hills (part of the Slovak Danube lowland ) on the stream Chotina, a tributary of Nitra. The center is located at an altitude of 193 m nm and is located six kilometers north-west of Topoľčany.

History

Today's church was built in 1903 by the merger of places Malé Jacovce ( German Kleinjatzowitz ), Veľké Jacovce ( German Großjatzowitz ) and Zemianske Jacovce ( German Nemeschjatzowitz ). The first written record comes from the year 1224.

1944-1949 was Jacovce part of the neighboring municipality Tovarníky 1976-1990 and part of the city Topoľčany.

Population

Results according to the census 2001 (1.787 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

  • 98.88 % Slovaks
  • 0.67% Czechs
  • 0.34% gypsy

After Religion:

  • 94.29 % Roman Catholic
  • 3.02% no religious affiliation
  • 0.84% ​​Evangelical

Structures

  • Church of the Visitation of the 14th century
  • Modern Church of God 's grace in 2003
  • Bell tower from 1994, instead of an older 1850

Personalities

  • Ján Sokol, emeritus Archbishop of Trnava
  • Ladislav Jurkemik, Slovakian football coach
  • Miroslav Šatan ( b. 1974 ), Slovak ice hockey player
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