'Šahy' (, ) is a town in southern
Slovakia, on the river
Ipeľ. The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,971 people (
2005), with an average age of 42.5. The area covered by the town administration is 13.96 square kilometres, of which over 10 km² are agricultural.
Ethnic groups
In 2001, the population of the town was 62.21%
Hungarian, and 34.57%
Slovak.
Famous people
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Ferdinand Daučík, football player and manager
References
1. http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
External links
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The official website of Šahy
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Tourist-channel.sk