Veľký CetÃn
Velky Cetín ( until 1927 slovak " Velky Citýň "; Großzitin German, Hungarian Nagycétény ) is a municipality in western Slovakia with 1609 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Nitra, a part of the Nitriansky kraj.
Geography
The municipality is located on the western edge of the hill country Žitavská pahorkatina ( part of the Danube 's hill country ) on the lower reaches of Nitra. The nearly 16.9 km ² large municipality is flat and slightly hilly, deforested with few remnants of floodplain forests and of black and alluvial soils covered. The center is located at an altitude of 132 m nm and is 16 kilometers away from Nitra.
History
Archaeological investigations have discovered a settlement of the La Tène culture, a burial place of the Quadi and a Slavic settlement in the municipality. The town itself was first mentioned in 1239 as Cheten in writing and in accordance with the documents belonged to the Benedictine monastery in Neutra, after the 16th century to the archbishopric of Gran, which leased the village of various nobles.
Velky Cetín was four times burnt down by the Turks, and indeed in 1530, 1554 and twice in the 17th century. 1715, the village had vineyards and 56 households in 1787 were counted 157 houses and 847 inhabitants in 1828 and finally 137 houses and 961 inhabitants. The inhabitants were mainly engaged in agriculture and viticulture.
Until 1918, belonged to the lying in the county Neutra place the Kingdom of Hungary and came after Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today. 1938-1945 he was on the basis of the First Vienna Award again in Hungary.
Population
Results according to the census 2001 (1.724 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 79.70 % Magyars
- 19.78% Slovaks
- 0.12% Ukrainians
After Confession:
- 97.85 % Roman Catholic
- 0.81 % no answer
- 0.70% no religious affiliation
- 0.35% Evangelical
Structures
- Roman Catholic church in the Gothic style from 1307, 1692 rebuilt, expanded in 1776
- Chapel in the late Baroque style from 1766