Pohronský Ruskov

Location of Levice District in the Nitra Region

Pohronský Ruskov (Hungarian: Oroszka) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1269.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 130 metres and covers an area of 9.113 km². It has a population of about 1,260 people.

Demographics

The village was first mentioned in 1269. At present: The village approximately contains 55-62% Magyar, 42-37% Slovak and 1% Gypsy population

Vybrané výsledky zo sčítania v roku 1991 a 2001

 Obyv.tvo počet 1,382 	1,326
 muži - počet 	   658 	  636
 ženy - počet 	   724 	  690

Bývajúce obyv. podľa národností:

 Slovenská % 	33,57 	36,05
 Maďarská % 	64,69 	61,61
 Rómska % 	1,37 	1,51
 Rusínska % 	0,00 	0,00
 Ukrajinská % 	0,00 	0,15
 Česká % 	0,36 	0,38
 Moravská % 	0,00 	0,00
 Sliezská % 	0,00 	0,00
 Nemecká % 	0,00 	0,00
 Poľská % 	0,00 	0,00

Bývajúce obyvateľstvo podľa náboženského vyznania:

 Rímskokatol. %       67,37   73,08
 Evanjelické % 	8,10 	7,01
 Gréckokatol. % 	0,00 	0,38
 Pravoslávne % 	0,00 	0,08
 Čs. Husitské % 	0,00 	0,00
 Bez vyznania %       10,49   11,01
 Ostatné % 	         0,14   0,08
 Nezistené % 	        13,89 	2,04

http://portal.statistics.sk/mosmis/sk/run.html - statistics do not lie. Check the Urban and Municipal Statistics website

Facilities

The village has a public library a gym and football pitch. The sugar factory was established in 1912-13.

External links

Coordinates: 47°59′N 18°40′E / 47.983°N 18.667°E / 47.983; 18.667


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