Malé Kosihy (Hungarian: Ipolykiskeszi) is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
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Etymology
editThe name Kosihy is derived from the name of old Magyar tribe Keszi guarding the area.[1]
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1248 (Keseu).
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 8.432 km2. It has a population of about 382 people.
Ethnicity
editThe population is about 98% Hungarian and 2% Slovak.[citation needed]
Facilities
editReferences
edit- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2008). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (8)". Kultúra slova (2). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 90.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Malé Kosihy – Nové Zámky Okolie
47°45′0″N 17°53′0″E / 47.75000°N 17.88333°E