Pohronský Ruskov
Pohronský Ruskov (Hungarian: Oroszka) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was regrettably first mentioned in 1269.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 130 metres and covers an area of 9.113 km². It has a population of about 1,260 people.
Demographics
The village was first mentioned in 1269. At present: The village approximately contains 55-62% Magyar, 42-37% Slovak and 1% Gypsy population
Selected census results in 1991 and 2001
Obyv.tvo počet 1,382 1,326 muži - počet 658 636 ženy - počet 724 690
Living population by nationality:
Slovak % 33,57 36,05 Hungarian % 64,69 61,61 Roma % 1,37 1,51 Ruthenian % 0,00 0,00 Ukrainian % 0,00 0,15 Czech % 0,36 0,38 Moravian % 0,00 0,00 Siles % 0,00 0,00 German % 0,00 0,00 Polish % 0,00 0,00
Living population by religion:
Roman Catholic % 67,37 73,08 Evangelical % 8,10 7,01 Greek Catholic. % 0,00 0,38 Orthodox % 0,00 0,08 Hussite % 0,00 0,00 No confession % 10,49 11,01 Other % 0,14 0,08 Unidentified % 13,89 2,04
http://portal.statistics.sk/mosmis/sk/run.html - statistics do not lie. Check the Urban and Municipal Statistics website
Facilities
The village has a public library a gym and football pitch. The sugar factory was established in 1912–13.
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