Sikenica

Sikenica
Peszektergenye
Sikenica Peszektergenye
Municipality
	Reformed Church in Sikenica
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	Coordinates: 48°05′N 18°43′E / 48.08°N 18.72°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Levice District
First mentioned	1307
Area
• Total	25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	624
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	937 01
Area code	+421 36
Car plate	LV
Website	www.sikenica.sk

Sikenica (Hungarian: Peszektergenye) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1307.

The village lies at an altitude of 150 metres and covers an area of 25.549 km². It has a population of about 640 people.

The village is approximately 58% Slovak, 40% Magyar, 1% Romani and 1% Czech.

The village has a public library and football pitch.

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