Hurbanovo

Hurbanovo (until 1948 Stará Ďala, Hungarian: Ógyalla, German: Altdala) is a town and large municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban. In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1329. The town lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km². It has a population of about 8030 people. Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level. The town is about 50.19% Hungarian, 45.52% Slovak and 2.56% Roma. The town has...