Nána, Slovakia

Nána (Hungarian in the 19th century Esztergomnána ) is a city and a municipality in western Slovakia with 1184 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It is located in Okres Nové Zámky, a circle of higher administrative unit Nitriansky kraj. The communities is predominantly Hungarian- according to the 2001 census, of which 1,162 residents were 74.96 % and 22.63 % Hungarians Slovaks.

Geography

Nána is located in the Slovak Danube lowlands west of the mouth of the Hron and Danube, three kilometers north-west of the center of Štúrovo.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1157 as Nana in writing and was a part of the county Gran In the Middle Ages it was between the church ( Graner and Buda Chapter ) and local landowners divided. 1530 burned down after an Nána Turkish attack. In 1828 the town had 43 houses and 399 inhabitants and was dominated by agriculture. 1900 a brickyard was put into operation.

After 1919, the date the Kingdom of Hungary belongs place came to Czechoslovakia. 1938-45 he was on the basis of the First Vienna Award once again part of Hungary.

In 1960, the community was incorporated into the city Štúrovo, but since 1991 its own.

Attractions

• Baroque Roman Catholic Church of St. Wendelin from 1791, which was created after the conversion of the older chapel