Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the two villages were part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

The village lies at an altitude of 150 metres and covers an area of 20.091 km².

The village has a public library, a gym, and a football pitch.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave) and the state archive in Nitra (Slovak: Štátny archív v Nitre).

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