Žihárec

Žihárec (Hungarian: Zsigárd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒiɡaːrd]) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Žihárec Zsigárd
Municipality
Church of Saint Joseph
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Coordinates: 48.07°N 17.88°E / 48.07; 17.88
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Šaľa District
First mentioned	1251
Government
• Mayor	Péter Jonás (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Total	17.05 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	111 m (364 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,842
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	925 83[2]
Area code	+421 31[2]
Car plate	SA
Website	www.obecziharec.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 111 metres (364 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 17.04 km² (6.58 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1251. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops liberated the area, also later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945, Žihárec became occupied by 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	1621	1614	1634	1857
Difference		−0.43%	+1.23%	+13.64%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1842	1857
Difference		+0.81%

It has a population of 1857 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	1130	62.98%
Slovak	666	37.12%
Not found out	91	5.07%
Romani	28	1.56%
Total	1794

In year 2021 was 1794 people by ethnicity 1130 as Hungarian, 666 as Slovak, 91 as Not found out, 28 as Romani, 4 as Other, 3 as Czech, 3 as French, 2 as Romanian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Russian, 1 as Polish and 1 as German.

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	1000	55.74%
Calvinist Church	313	17.45%
None	290	16.16%
Not found out	86	4.79%
Evangelical Church	72	4.01%
Total	1794

In year 2021 was 1794 people by religion 1000 from Roman Catholic Church, 313 from Calvinist Church, 290 from None, 86 from Not found out, 72 from Evangelical Church, 12 from Greek Catholic Church, 9 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Other, 3 from Buddhism, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Islam and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 1,638 inhabitants. 1,079 of them were Hungarians, 512 Slovaks and 47 others were unspecified.^[10]