Tlmace
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Tlmače is a town and municipality in the Levice District
Levice District
Levice District is a district inthe Nitra Region of western Slovakia. It is the largest of Slovakia's 79 districts.The west of the district was in the Hungarian county of Tekov until 1918, while the east of the district was in Hont County: Farná in the south was in the county of Esztergom .-...

 in the Nitra Region
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the...

 of Slovakia
Slovakia
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History

In historical records
History
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 the town was first mentioned in 1075 as Talmach. It has town status since 1986. From 1970 to 1994 the villages of Malé Kozmálovce
Malé Kozmálovce
Malé Kozmálovce is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.-History:The Magyar population founded the settlement before the final and decisive victory of Magyars in Pozsony Battle...

 and Veľké Kozmálovce
Velké Kozmálovce
Veľké Kozmálovce is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.-Geography:The village lies at an altitude of 170 metres and covers an area of 5.924 km². It has a population of about 675 people.-Facilities:...

 were part of the town.

Geography

The town lies at an altitude of 175 metres and covers an area of 4642 km² (1,792 sq mi). It has a population of about 4172 people (2005).

Demographics

According to the 2001 census
Census
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, the town had 4,305 inhabitants. 96.10% of inhabitants were Slovaks
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...

, 1.42% Hungarians, 1.02% Czechs
Czech people
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 and 0.53% Roma. The religious make-up was 72.45% Roman Catholics, 17.44% people with no religious affiliation, and 5.46% Lutherans.

Facilities

The town has a public library
Library
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, a cinema
Movie theater
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, a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

 and football pitch. It has a pharmacy
Pharmacy
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 and doctor's surgery and a specialized outpatient facility for adolescents and children. The town has a number of food and general stores and a petrol station.

The town has its own birth registry office and police force. It is also connected by railway.

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