Rišňovce

Municipality in Nitra Region, Slovakia

Rišňovce Récsény
Municipality

48°22′N 17°54′E / 48.37°N 17.90°E / 48.37; 17.90
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nitra District
First mentioned	1272
Area ^[1]
• Total	18.79 km² (7.25 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	159 m (522 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	2,121
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 21^[2]
Area code	+421 37^[2]
Car plate	NR
Website	risnovce.sk

Rišňovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈriʂɲɔwtse]; Hungarian: Récsény) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 161 metres and covers an area of 18.788 km². It has a population of about 1991 people.

Ethnicity

The population is about 99% Slovak.

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Rišňovce - Okres Nitra - E-OBCE.sk".