Dvory nad Žitavou

Dvory nad Žitavou (Hungarian Udvard ) is a municipality in southwestern Slovakia.

Geography

Location

It is located in the Danube plain east of the river Žitava, about 8 km east of Nové Zámky at an altitude of 122 meters and covers an area of ​​63.85 km ².

Population

According to the census (2001), 72% of Hungarians, 26% of Slovaks and 2% Gypsies.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1075 as Villa Hudvordiensium super aquam Sitou.

In 1530 this area had to fight with Turkish invasions. After the last war against the Turks in 1689, the city was almost completely destroyed.

Until 1918, the municipality in the county Komárom Hungary belonged to the Kingdom ( However, the administrative seat of the chair district Udvard was in Ógyalla. ) And came 1919 to the newly formed Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Award they came from 1938 to 1945 for a short time again to Hungary.

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Baroque Church of St. Adalbert (1776 )
  • Evangelical Church (1880 )
  • Chapel of St. Martin ( 1860)
  • Chapel of St. Urban ( 1760)
  • Baroque Udvarder Stations of the Cross
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