Šahy
Šahy
Ipolyság | |
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Town hall, a former guildhall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Šahy Location of Šahy in the Nitra Region Šahy Location of Šahy in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′N 18°57′E / 48.07°N 18.95°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra Region |
| District | Levice District |
| First mentioned | 1237 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pál Zachar |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.75 km2 (16.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 6,919 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 936 01 |
| Area code | +421 36 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | LV |
| Website | www |
Šahy (Hungarian: Ipolyság, rarely German: Eipelschlag) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5. The town was annexed to Czechoslovakia in 1920.