Hurbanovo

Coordinates: 47°52′32″N 18°11′36″E / 47.87556°N 18.19333°E / 47.87556; 18.19333
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Hurbanovo
Ógyalla
Town
Saint Ladislaus Church
Saint Ladislaus Church
Car plate
KN
Websitewww.hurbanovo.sk

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.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1329.

Geography

The town lies at an elevation of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km2. 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.

Demographics

According to the 2021

Hungarians, 179 (2,4 %) Roma, 28 (0,37 %) Czechs, 468 others and unspecified.[4]

Government

The town has a birth registry, a

.

Facilities

The town has a public

adolescents
and a gynaecologist. A brewery, called
Zlatý Bažant, also operates in the town.

Transport

The town has a

railway station
.

Famous people

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa". (humid subtropical climate). On 20 July 2007, Hurbanovo recorded a temperature of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Slovakia.[5]

Climate data for Hurbanovo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1919–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
20.8
(69.4)
25.7
(78.3)
31.1
(88.0)
33.7
(92.7)
37.3
(99.1)
40.3
(104.5)
39.3
(102.7)
33.9
(93.0)
29.3
(84.7)
23.2
(73.8)
19.0
(66.2)
40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
6.4
(43.5)
11.9
(53.4)
18.3
(64.9)
22.8
(73.0)
26.4
(79.5)
28.5
(83.3)
28.4
(83.1)
22.8
(73.0)
16.6
(61.9)
9.8
(49.6)
4.0
(39.2)
16.6
(61.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
1.8
(35.2)
6.1
(43.0)
12.0
(53.6)
16.6
(61.9)
20.3
(68.5)
22.0
(71.6)
21.4
(70.5)
16.1
(61.0)
10.8
(51.4)
5.9
(42.6)
1.0
(33.8)
11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)
−2.0
(28.4)
1.4
(34.5)
5.9
(42.6)
10.5
(50.9)
13.7
(56.7)
15.6
(60.1)
15.2
(59.4)
11.0
(51.8)
6.4
(43.5)
2.7
(36.9)
−1.7
(28.9)
6.3
(43.3)
Record low °C (°F) −23.5
(−10.3)
−35.0
(−31.0)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−5.9
(21.4)
−2.9
(26.8)
0.2
(32.4)
4.5
(40.1)
4.5
(40.1)
−2.4
(27.7)
−13.0
(8.6)
−14.1
(6.6)
−22.3
(−8.1)
−35.0
(−31.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.1
(1.34)
30.1
(1.19)
35.9
(1.41)
32.1
(1.26)
62.0
(2.44)
60.8
(2.39)
69.0
(2.72)
54.8
(2.16)
56.5
(2.22)
46.6
(1.83)
47.6
(1.87)
40.9
(1.61)
570.5
(22.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.1 6.5 6.3 5.2 8.6 7.5 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.6 8.0 7.1 82.9
Average snowy days 7.7 6.5 3.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.7 6.0 27.3
Average
relative humidity
(%)
82.1 77.7 69.4 62.0 64.6 67.5 66.1 66.2 72.6 78.4 84.1 84.9 73.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.9 99.9 152.5 210.0 251.2 266.0 281.1 273.8 190.7 136.8 78.3 58.3 2,069.5
Source 1:
NOAA[6][7]
Source 2: SHMI (extremes, 1919-present)[8]

Twin towns — sister cities

Hurbanovo is

twinned with:[9]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "SODB2021 - Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. ^ "Historical Extremes: Review of historical extremes (extreme values) of selected meteorological elements at the territory of Slovak republic". Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Hurbanovo Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Hurbanovo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hurbanovo" (in Italian). Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute [sk]. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Partnerské mestá". hurbanovo.sk (in Slovak). Hurbanovo. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1764-1918 (parish A)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1942 (parish A)

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