Tešedíkovo

Tešedíkovo
Tešedíkovo ; Pered
	village
	Church of Saint John the Baptist
	Tešedíkovo Location in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°06′22″N 17°50′47″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Šaľa
First mentioned	1237
Government
• Mayor	Ildikó Kőrösi (SMK-MKP)
Area
• Total	22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,754
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	925 82
Area code(s)	+421-31
Car plate	SA
Website	http://www.tesedikovo.sk/

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

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 22.785 km².

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1237. 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 Tešedíkovo 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 3,704 people. The village is about 83% Magyar, 17% Slovak.

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

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