Šurany

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Šurany
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj)	Nitra Region
District (okres)	Nové Zámky District
Location	48°05′14″N, 18°11′10″E
Altitude	123 m
Population	10,426 (as of 2004)
Area	59.81 km²
Time Zone • Summer DST	CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix	+421-35
Postal code	94201
Car registration plate	NZ

Šurany (Hungarian: Nagysurány) is a town and a railroad hub in Nové Zámky District, Slovakia.

Contents 1 History 2 Etymology 3 People 4 External link

[edit] History

The town was first mentioned in 1138 under name villa Suran.

[edit] Etymology

• Surány is a Hungarian name (name days are: January 22, January 24)

[edit] People

• Sándor Hatvany-Deutsch

[edit] External link

• Official website

edit	Municipalities of Nové Zámky District
Nové Zámky | Štúrovo | Šurany Andovce | Bajtava | Bánov | Bardoňovo | Belá | Bešeňov | Bíňa | Branovo | Bruty | Čechy | Černík | Dedinka | Dolný Ohaj | Dubník | Dvory nad Žitavou | Gbelce | Hul | Chľaba | Jasová | Jatov | Kamenica nad Hronom | Kamenín | Kamenný Most | Kmeťovo | Kolta | Komjatice | Komoča | Leľa | Lipová | Ľubá | Malá nad Hronom | Malé Kosihy | Maňa | Michal nad Žitavou | Mojzesovo | Mužla | Nána | Nová Vieska | Obid | Palárikovo | Pavlová | Podhájska | Pozba | Radava | Rastislavice | Rúbaň | Salka | Semerovo | Sikenička | Strekov | Svodín | Šarkan | Trávnica | Tvrdošovce | Úľany nad Žitavou | Veľké Lovce | Veľký Kýr | Vlkas | Zemné

Coordinates: 48°05′N 18°11′E