Skýcov
Skýcov (Hungarian Kico - to 1907 Szkicó ) is a municipality in western Slovakia with 1033 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to the district Okres Zlaté Moravce, a part of the Nitriansky kraj and is located in the traditional landscape Tekov.
Geography
The municipality is located in Tribetzgebirge near the watershed between the tributaries of Nitra and Žitava. The center is located at an altitude of 458 m nm and is 15 kilometers from Zlaté Moravce, and 21 kilometers from Partizánske.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1359 as Zquiteu writing and belonged to the manor of Castle Hrušov, in the 17th century to those of Topoľčiany. 1601 there was a mill and 33 houses; 1828 were counted 88 houses and 598 inhabitants, who were mostly employed in the local lime kilns.
Until 1918, belonged to the lying in the county bars place the Kingdom of Hungary and was then Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today. During the Slovak National Uprising during the Second World War, there was brisk partisan activity. On March 16, 1945, the entire village was destroyed by the Wehrmacht, a total of 240 houses were gutted by fire. After the war Skýcov was rebuilt.
Population
According to the 2011 census lived in Skýcov 1,031 inhabitants, of whom 965 Slovaks, Czechs six, three Magyars as well as one German and Moravians. 55 inhabitants did not respond. 884 residents pleaded with the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church of the eight inhabitants, seven residents for evangelistic church and one population to the Greek Catholic, Reformed and Methodist Church; nine residents were of a different denomination. 47 residents were non-denominational and 73 inhabitants, the denomination is not determined.
Results according to the census 2001 (1.057 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 97.54 % Slovaks
- 0.76 % Czechs
- 0.19% of Hungarians
- 0.09% Moravians
After Confession:
- 93.57 % Roman Catholic
- 3.97% no religious affiliation
- 2.08 % no answer
- 0.19% Evangelical
- 0.19% Greek Catholic
Structures
- Roman Catholic Assumption Church in the classical style from 1809
- A castle was destroyed in 1945 from the late 19th century and rebuilt in the 1990s