Kamenín

Kamenín
Kamenín ; Kéménd
	village
	Kamenín Location in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 47°53′16″N 18°38′42″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Nové Zámky
Founded	1183
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Grman
Area
• Total	28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,504
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	943 57
Area code(s)	+421-36
Car plate	NZ
Website	http://www.parkany.sk/kemend/slov/jobb.htm

Kamenín (Hungarian: Kéménd) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 127 metres and covers an area of 28.058 km².

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1183. 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 Kamenín 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 1523 people. The population is about 1179 Hungarian, 250 Slovak and has 29 Romany and 19 Czech minorities.

The village has a Hungarian kindergarten and primary school and a DVD rental store.

The records for genealogy are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

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