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Močenok

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Močenok
Mocsonok
Municipality
Church of Saint Clement
Church of Saint Clement
Flag of Močenok
Flag
Močenok is located in Nitra Region
Močenok
Močenok
Location of Močenok in the Nitra Region
Močenok is located in Slovakia
Močenok
Močenok
Location of Močenok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′N 17°56′E / 48.23°N 17.93°E / 48.23; 17.93
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
DistrictŠaľa District
First mentioned1113
Area
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 • Total
46.39 km2 (17.91 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2025)[3]
 • Total
4,280
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
951 31[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SA
Websitemocenok.sk

Močenok (Hungarian: Mocsonok) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Names and etymology

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The name is derived from Slavic mučeník – a martyr and is probably related to the cult of Saint Clement of Rome (a patron of the local church) whose relics were brought through Great Moravia to the Rome by Saint Cyril.[4] The village was renamed to Mučníky in 1948, to Sládečkovce in 1951 (after a victim of a farmer strike from 1922) and returned to the original name in 1992.[5]

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 130 metres (430 ft)[2] and covers an area of 46.39 km2 (17.91 sq mi) (2025).[6]

Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[7]
Year1995200520152025
Count4269437642894280
Difference +2.50% −1.98% −0.20%
Population statistic[7]
Year20242025
Count43064280
Difference−0.60%

It has a population of 4280 people (31 December 2025).[8]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[9][10]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak403092.51%
Not found out2816.45%
Hungarian651.49%
Total4356

In year 2021 was 4356 people by ethnicity 4030 as Slovak, 281 as Not found out, 65 as Hungarian, 17 as Czech, 9 as Romani, 4 as Ukrainian, 4 as Russian, 4 as Other, 3 as German, 2 as Romanian, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Polish and 1 as Moravian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[11]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church327575.18%
None62514.35%
Not found out3377.74%
Total4356

In year 2021 was 4356 people by religion 3275 from Roman Catholic Church, 625 from None, 337 from Not found out, 27 from Evangelical Church, 22 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 16 from Other, 13 from Greek Catholic Church, 13 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from United Methodist Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2 from Buddhism and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Facilities

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The village has a pharmacy, a public library a gym and a football pitch. It also has a cinema.

Notable people

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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. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. ↑ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 297. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
  5. ↑ "Názov obce". Močenok - informačný portál obce (in Slovak). The municipality of Močenok. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  7. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  9. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
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