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Nižný Žipov

Coordinates: 48°35′N 21°39′E / 48.58°N 21.65°E / 48.58; 21.65
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Nižný Žipov
Magyarizsép
Flag of Nižný Žipov
Nižný Žipov is located in Košice Region
Nižný Žipov
Nižný Žipov
Location of Nižný Žipov in the Košice Region
Nižný Žipov is located in Slovakia
Nižný Žipov
Nižný Žipov
Location of Nižný Žipov in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°35′N 21°39′E / 48.58°N 21.65°E / 48.58; 21.65
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictTrebišov District
First mentioned1221
Area
 • Total
17.07 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Elevation126 m (413 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,465
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
761 7[2]
Area code+421 56[2]
Car plateTV
Websitewww.niznyzipov.sk

Nižný Žipov (Hungarian: Magyarizsép) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221. It was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the family seat of the Isép (Isépy) family. Since the Treaty of Trianon, it has belonged to Czechoslovakia, and since 1993 to Slovakia.[4]

Geography

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The village lies at an altitude of 133 metres and covers an area of 17.071 km2. It has a population of about 1350 people.

Ethnicity

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The village is about 96% Slovak and 4% Gypsy.

Facilities

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The village has a public library and a football pitch.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ See J. Karácsonyi, A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig, Budapest 1900, 248ff.; G. v. Csergheő / I. Nagy, Der Adel von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern der St. Stephanskrone, Bd.1, Nürnberg 1893 (= J. Siebmachers grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch IV.15), 260 and A. Isépy, The Chronicle of the Isépy Family from their ancient origins to the 20th Century, Budapest 1948, 25.