Diakovce

Diakovce (Hungarian: Deáki) is an old village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1002 meaning that it is one of the oldest recorded villages in Slovakia. In 1001, Stephen I of Hungary deployed Benedictines here. From that time, the area was the property of the abbey of Pannonhalma. In 1228 a twin-towered Romanesque cathedral, the oldest monument in Slovakia, was built. The village lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 26.28 km². It has a population of about 2235 people. The village is about 72% Magyar and 28% Slovak. The village has a public library, a gym a swimming pool and a football pitch.