Strekov | |
Other Name: | Kürt |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nové Zámky District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Strekov in the Nitra Region##Location of Strekov in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 47.9°N 43°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1075 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | János Téglás |
Leader Party: | SMK-MKP |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 41.05 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1926 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 941 37 |
Area Code: | +421 35 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NZ |
Website: | http://www.strekov.sk/ |
Strekov (hu|Kürt) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. It's known as one of the best winemaking areas in Slovakia and is home to multiple pioneers of Natural wine movement.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 132 metres and covers an area of 41.055 km.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1075.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 Strekov 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.
It has a population of about 2,215 people. The ethnic composition of the population is about 89% Hungarian, 10% Slovak and 1% Romani.
The village has a small public library a gym and a football pitch.