Brestovec, Komárno District

Brestovec
Brestovec ; Szilas
	Village
	Pond in the village
	Brestovec Location of Brestovec in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 47°51′37″N 17°49′28″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Komárno
First mentioned	1327
Government
• Mayor	Peter Tóth (MOST-HÍD)
Area
• Total	7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population
• Total	490
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal code	946 17
Car plate	KN
Website	http://brestovec.eu/

Brestovec (Hungarian: Szilas) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west 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"

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