Palárikovo

Also known as Palarikovo, Slovenský Meder

Palárikovo () is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Palárikovo
Slovak place.other_name: Tótmegyer
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Tótmegyer vasútállomás 2.JPG
Slovak place.image_caption: Palárikovo Station
Slovak place.image_flag: Palarikovo-nove zamky-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: SVK Palarikovo COA.jpg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Nové Zámky District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief

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Names and etymology
History
Geography
Population
Ethnicity
Religion
Facilities
Twin towns — sister cities
References
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Palárikovo () is a large village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

==Names and etymology== The village is named after a Slovak playwright Ján Palárik. The historic Slovak name Slovenský Meder was semantically the same as the Hungarian name Tótmegyer. Slovenský/Tót — Slovak, Meder/Megyer - the old Magyar tribe whose members lived in the region as garrison units.