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Nitra has one train connection with Prague via Piešťany, Trenčín, Uherský Brod, Olomouc and Pardubice. This connection is operated by Arriva (AEx). [citation needed] Nitra also has its own recreational airfield; it hosts the factory of the Aeropro Eurofox ultralight. However, the closest international airport is Bratislava Airport.
The largest towns are Nitra, Komárno, Nové Zámky and Levice. According to the 2001 census, there were 713,422 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (68.3%), but there is a numerous Hungarian minority (27.6%) in the southern districts, forming a majority in the Komárno District (72%) and there are small minorities of Czechs ...
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The river Nitra passes through the towns of Bojnice, Topoľčany, Nitra and Nové Zámky. It is 166 km (103 mi) long and its basin size is 4,501 km 2 (1,738 sq mi). [ 1 ] : 72 The old branch of the Nitra, Stará Nitra , branches off near Nové Zámky and flows into the Váh close to its confluence with the Danube in Komárno .
Nová Ves nad Žitavou (Hungarian: Zsitvaújfalu) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. [4] The village lies at an elevation of 164 metres (538 ft) and covers an area of 10.173 km 2 (3.928 sq mi).
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia" Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1709-1918 (parish B) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1896 (parish B)
Nitra District (Slovak: okres Nitra) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. It is the second most populated of Slovakia's 79 districts, after Prešov District. Before 1996 the present-day district belonged to the West-Slovak region (Západoslovenský kraj). It is named after the city of Nitra, its main economy and cultural center.
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