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Brestovec, Komárno District

Municipality in Slovakia

Brestovec, Komárno District Szilas
Municipality
Pond in the village
Coat of arms
47°52′N 17°49′E / 47.86°N 17.82°E / 47.86; 17.82
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Komárno District
First mentioned	1327
Government
• Mayor	Peter Tóth (MOST-HÍD)
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.49 km² (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	496
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	946 17 ^[2]
Area code	+421 35^[2]
Car plate	KN
Website	www.brestovec.eu

Brestovec (na Ostrove) (Hungarian: Szilas) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 7.491 km². It has a population of about 490 people.

In the 9th century, the territory of Brestovec became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1327. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Brestovec once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

The village is about 97% Hungarian, 3% Slovak.

The village has a public library, and a football pitch.

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

^ "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.