Veľký Cetín (Hungarian: Nagycétény) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.[1]

Nitra district in the Nitra region

History edit

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1239.[citation needed]

Geography edit

The village lies at an altitude of 137 metres and covers an area of 16.866 km2. It has a population of 1604 people.[citation needed]

Ethnicity edit

The population is 1,115 (69%) Magyar, 376 (23%) Slovak and 113 (7%) others.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Veľký Cetín - Okres Nitra - E-OBCE.sk".

External links edit

48°13′N 18°12′E / 48.217°N 18.200°E / 48.217; 18.200