Pohronský Ruskov

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 regrettably 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 approximately contains 55-62% Magyar, 42-37% Slovak and 1% Gypsy population

Selected census results in 1991 and 2001

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

Living population by nationality:

 Slovak % 	33,57 	36,05
 Hungarian % 	64,69 	61,61
 Roma % 	1,37 	1,51
 Ruthenian % 	0,00 	0,00
 Ukrainian % 	0,00 	0,15
 Czech % 	0,36 	0,38
 Moravian % 	0,00 	0,00
 Siles % 	0,00 	0,00
 German % 	0,00 	0,00
 Polish % 	0,00 	0,00

Living population by religion:

 Roman Catholic %       67,37   73,08
 Evangelical % 	8,10 	7,01
 Greek Catholic. % 	0,00 	0,38
 Orthodox % 	0,00 	0,08
 Hussite % 	0,00 	0,00
 No confession %       10,49   11,01
 Other % 	         0,14   0,08
 Unidentified % 	        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

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

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

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