Močenok () is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
Names and etymology The name is derived from Slavic mučeník – a martyr and is probably related to the cult of Saint Clement of Rome (a patron of the local church) whose relics were brought through Great Moravia to the Rome by Saint Cyril. The village was renamed to Mučníky in 1948, to Sládečkovce in 1951 (after a victim of a farmer strike from 1922) and returned to the original name in 1992.
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Facilities The village has a pharmacy, a public library a gym and a football pitch. It also has a cinema.
Notable people František Rábek (born 1949) - Catholic Prelate Timotej Kudlička (born 2003)- Slovak footballer
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