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Kovarce

Coordinates: 48°30′N 18°10′E / 48.50°N 18.17°E / 48.50; 18.17
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Kovarce
Kovarc
Municipality
Saint Nicholas church
Saint Nicholas church
Flag of Kovarce
Flag
Kovarce is located in Nitra Region
Kovarce
Kovarce
Location of Kovarce in the Nitra Region
Kovarce is located in Slovakia
Kovarce
Kovarce
Location of Kovarce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°30′N 18°10′E / 48.50°N 18.17°E / 48.50; 18.17
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictTopoľčany District
First mentioned1280
Area
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 • Total
25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi)
Elevation
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162 m (531 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,515
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
956 15[3]
Area code+421 38[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)TO
Websiteobeckovarce.sk

Kovarce (German: Kowarz or Kowaritz; Hungarian: Kovarc) is a municipality in the Topoľčany District of the Nitra Region, Slovakia.[4] In 2011 it had 1581 inhabitants.[5]

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 162 metres (531 ft)[3] and covers an area of 25.04 km2 (9.67 sq mi) (2024).[6]

History

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Kovarce dates back at least to the late 13th century, in the Hungarian Kingdom, when it was the property of the Ludanick family. It was seized by Matthew III Csák during the troubles of the early 14th century. In 1395, it became property of the Apponyi family. It fell to Turkish attacks in 1530, 1599 and 1663. In 1663–1685, a period of Ottoman rule between the fourth Austro-Turkish war and the War of the Holy League, it was part of the Uyvar Province as an administrative unit of the Nahiye of Nitra.[7]

In 1864 a sugar refinery was built in the village.[8] A daughter of the sugar refinery's founder, Anton Wels, was the maternal grandmother of Audrey Hepburn.[9]

Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[10]
Year1994200420142024
Count1623157716121515
Difference −2.83% +2.21% −6.01%
Population statistic[10]
Year20232024
Count15271515
Difference−0.78%

It has a population of 1515 people (31 December 2024).[11]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[12][13]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak149994.93%
Not found out825.19%
Total1579

In year 2021 was 1579 people by ethnicity 1499 as Slovak, 82 as Not found out, 7 as Czech, 7 as Other, 4 as Hungarian, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Russian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Austrian.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[14]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church115673.21%
None29018.37%
Not found out754.75%
Evangelical Church311.96%
Total1579

In year 2021 was 1579 people by religion 1156 from Roman Catholic Church, 290 from None, 75 from Not found out, 31 from Evangelical Church, 8 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 3 from Other, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Points of interest

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The former castle stands in the midst of the village. The Wels family purchased it from its last aristocratic owners and remodeled it by building a second floor,[15] then sold it to the Apponyi family after the death of Anton Wels in 1876.[16] The Apponyis appear not to have lived there but rented it, to the local Rosenthal brothers until 1906. From 1906 the castle was rented to American businessman (and in 1912 Titanic survivor) Thomas Cardeza, a grandson of the founder of Fidelity Trust Company in Philadelphia, and his French-born wife Mary (née Racine and descendant of Jean Racine), both of whom had lived between 1903 and 1906 in nearby Nitrianska Streda.[17] The Cardezas also made transformations, including building the southern wing's second floor, and kept a small zoo including bears and monkeys in the castle's garden. They left Kovarce after the American entry into World War I in April 1917, but kept renting the property until 1920. In late 1926, Count Henrik Apponyi sold it to the Czechoslovak Government which transformed it into an institution for war invalids. In 1953, it became an institution for mentally ill patients, which it still is under the name "Clementia".[18]

Another mansion in the village, initially built in the 18th century, is now privately owned.

Saint Nicholas Church, in the center of the village, dates back to the 18th century.

Saint Anne Church, on a hill dominating the village, was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style.

  • Former castle, now Clementia institution
    Former castle, now Clementia institution
  • Statue of Saint Florian in front of the former castle
    Statue of Saint Florian in front of the former castle
  • St Anne Church
    St Anne Church

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Kovarce - Okres Topoľčany - E-OBCE.sk".
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ Muhammed Fatih Çalışır (2009). War and Peace in the Frontier: Ottoman Rule in the Uyvar Province, 1663-1685 (Thesis). Bilkent University. Appendix D. hdl:11693/14839.
  8. ^ "História obce". Kovarce. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Audrey Hepburn". University of Pittsburgh Slovak Studies Program. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  10. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  11. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  12. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  13. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  14. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  15. ^ Jožo Malý (14 April 2010). "Nájomníci kovarského kaštieľa prežili potopenie Titanicu". My Topoľčany.
  16. ^ Irena Grácová. "Úvodník". Kovarce official website.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Peter Gerši (2013). "Cardezovci v Kovarciach, Európe a vo svete". Kovarce official website.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "História budovy, v ktorej dnes sídli Zariadenie sociálnych služieb "CLEMENTIA", Kovarce siaha niekoľko storočí dozadu". Clementia.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1698-1932 (parish A)
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