Nesvady

Nesvady (Hungarian: Naszvad, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈnɒsvɒd]) is a town and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. The village was annexed to Czechoslovakia in 1920.

Nesvady Naszvad
Municipality
Church of Saint Joseph
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47.93°N 18.12°E / 47.93; 18.12
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Komárno District
First mentioned	1269
Government
• Mayor	Zoltán Molnár
Area [1]
• Total	57.87 km2 (22.34 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	5,037
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	946 51[2]
Area code	+421 35[2]
Car plate	KN
Website	www.nesvady.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 112 metres (367 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 57.86 km² (22.34 sq mi) (2024).^[4] It's on the left bank of the Nitra river, around 23 km north of Komárno, 10 km north-east of Hurbanovo, and 7 km south-west of Nové Zámky. Administratively, the town belongs to the Nitra Region, Komárno District.

History

In the 11th century, the territory of Nesvady became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1269 as Naswod. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, in the 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the town became part of Czechoslovakia. Between 1938 and 1945 Nesvady became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. In 1945, it was recovered by Czechoslovakia. A number of residents were affected by the Beneš decrees and a number of families were forced to move to Hungary in 1947. 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	5113	5000	5100	4963
Difference		−2.21%	+2%	−2.68%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	4974	4963
Difference		−0.22%

It has a population of 4963 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	2710	54.04%
Slovak	2211	44.09%
Romani	506	10.09%
Not found out	90	1.79%
Total	5014

In year 2021 was 5014 people by ethnicity 2710 as Hungarian, 2211 as Slovak, 506 as Romani, 90 as Not found out, 25 as Czech, 9 as Other, 6 as Italian, 5 as Russian, 3 as Ukrainian, 3 as Canadian, 2 as Romanian, 2 as Croatian, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Turkish, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Austrian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Greek, 1 as Bulgarian 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	3316	66.13%
None	901	17.97%
Evangelical Church	315	6.28%
Baptists Church	183	3.65%
Calvinist Church	76	1.52%
Apostolic Church	69	1.38%
Total	5014

In year 2021 was 5014 people by religion 3316 from Roman Catholic Church, 901 from None, 315 from Evangelical Church, 183 from Baptists Church, 76 from Calvinist Church, 69 from Apostolic Church, 44 from Not found out, 26 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 24 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 23 from Greek Catholic Church, 9 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 7 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Islam, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Other, 2 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Buddhism and 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality.

Nesvady has a population of about 5,000 people. The ethnic make-up is about 60% Hungarian, 35% Slovak, and 5% Romany.

Facilities

The town has a public library, a gym and a football pitch.