Diakovce

Diakovce is an old village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia.

Diakovce Deáki
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Coordinates: 48.13°N 17.84°E / 48.13; 17.84
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Šaľa District
First mentioned	1002
Government
• Mayor	Kristína Jakócsová
Area [1]
• Total	26.28 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,380
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	925 81[2]
Area code	+421 31[2]
Car plate	SA
Website	www.diakovce.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 115 metres (377 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 26.27 km² (10.14 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1002 meaning that it is one of the oldest recorded villages in present-day Slovakia. In 1001, Stephen I of Hungary deployed Benedictines here. From that time, the area was the property of the Pannonhalma Abbey. In 1228 a twin-towered Romanesque cathedral, the oldest surviving monument in Slovakia, ever built.

After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Diakovce once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2113	2223	2259	2377
Difference		+5.20%	+1.61%	+5.22%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2380	2377
Difference		−0.12%

It has a population of 2377 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	1295	54.38%
Slovak	1037	43.55%
Not found out	124	5.2%
Romani	24	1%
Total	2381

In year 2021 was 2381 people by ethnicity 1295 as Hungarian, 1037 as Slovak, 124 as Not found out, 24 as Romani, 10 as Czech, 8 as Other, 5 as Greek, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Italian, 2 as Romanian, 1 as German and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1330	55.86%
None	505	21.21%
Calvinist Church	213	8.95%
Evangelical Church	141	5.92%
Not found out	117	4.91%
Other and not ascertained christian church	25	1.05%
Total	2381

In year 2021 was 2381 people by religion 1330 from Roman Catholic Church, 505 from None, 213 from Calvinist Church, 141 from Evangelical Church, 117 from Not found out, 25 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 22 from Greek Catholic Church, 12 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from Other, 4 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Islam, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 1 from Buddhism.

Facilities

The village has a public library, a gym a swimming pool and a football pitch.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Nitra, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1700-1894 (parish A)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792-1896 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia