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# Želiezovce

Želiezovce is a city in Slovakia. Its population was 6,519 at the end of 2025. Želiezovce had an unemployment rate of 3.44% at the end of 2025. Želiezovce had a population density of 120 people per km² at the end of 2021.

## Population

The city covered 56.5 km² at the end of 2021.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.2°C in January and 21.2°C in July. Želiezovce's monthly precipitation totalled 39 mm in January and 75.7 mm in July. Želiezovce's average monthly sunshine was 61.3 hours in January and 281.1 hours in July.

## Mobility

Želiezovce was 74 km from its nearest major airport.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 6,519 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.44 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 2.7 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.8 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 22.7 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -4.8 · Feb -3.9 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5 · Apr 11 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 0 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 39 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 35.6 · Apr 37.8 · May 66.5 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 75.7 · Aug 64.1 · Sep 54.8 · Oct 48.5 · Nov 49.4 · Dec 42.5 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 61.3 · Feb 96.3 · Mar 157 · Apr 215.7 · May 252 · Jun 267.9 · Jul 281.1 · Aug 271.6 · Sep 193 · Oct 139.7 · Nov 72.8 · Dec 49.4 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 56.52 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 120 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 74 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/uvodna-stranka/programy-europskej-unie/program-slovensko-2021-2027/narodne-projekty/integracia-statnych-prislusnikov-tretich-krajin-vratane-migrantov.html) — Integration course · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Integration policy of the Slovak Republic](https://employment.gov.sk/en/information-foreigners/integration-foreigners-slovakia/) — Welcome Program · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10
- [Open Slovak-language courses for foreigners through the IOM Migration Information Centre](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/informacie-cudzincov/vzdelavanie-cudzincov/) — State Language Course · Migration Information Centre of IOM Slovakia, referenced by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family](https://sluzbyzamestnanosti.gov.sk/) — Job Search, Training

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Želiezovce when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.vszp.sk/en/how-become-our-insured-person/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Slovakia country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/slovakia/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Želiezovce part of Nitra?

Želiezovce is near Nitra, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 49.2 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- not found out: 6 (0.1%)
- inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 6,462 (95.7%)
- inhabitants born abroad: 288 (4.3%)
- Total: 6,756 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_09_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Citizenship

- not found out: 1 (0.0%)
- inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 6,704 (99.2%)
- foreigners: 51 (0.8%)
- Total: 6,756 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_04_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 39 (9.8%)
- Slovak: 149 (37.4%)
- Hungarian: 178 (44.7%)
- Romani: 11 (2.8%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 0 (0.0%)
- Czech: 6 (1.5%)
- German: 0 (0.0%)
- Polish: 1 (0.3%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 3 (0.8%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 1 (0.3%)
- Bulgarian: 1 (0.3%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 1 (0.3%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 0 (0.0%)
- Italian: 1 (0.3%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 0 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 5 (1.3%)
- Total: 398 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_12_SR_SK0_OB.json

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- not found out: 512 (7.6%)
- Slovak: 3,370 (49.9%)
- Hungarian: 2,815 (41.7%)
- Romani: 5 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 3 (0.0%)
- Ukrainian: 5 (0.1%)
- Czech: 27 (0.4%)
- German: 2 (0.0%)
- Polish: 2 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 0 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Russian: 2 (0.0%)
- Jewish: 0 (0.0%)
- Moravian: 0 (0.0%)
- Bulgarian: 3 (0.0%)
- Silesian: 0 (0.0%)
- Greek: 0 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Austrian: 0 (0.0%)
- Vietnamese: 2 (0.0%)
- Albanian: 0 (0.0%)
- Chinese: 6 (0.1%)
- Italian: 0 (0.0%)
- Irish: 0 (0.0%)
- Korean: 0 (0.0%)
- Canadian: 0 (0.0%)
- English: 0 (0.0%)
- Iranian: 0 (0.0%)
- French: 1 (0.0%)
- Turkish: 0 (0.0%)
- other: 1 (0.0%)
- Total: 6,756 (100.0%)
- Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography
- Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
- Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_11_SR_SK0_OB.json

## Sources

1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/d770110a-5172-4310-919d-7ec88cd06a26/Prehlad_stavu_a_pohybu_obyvatelstva_podl_pohlavia_+obce_rocne.zip?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=pWDiSQ.&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0&CVID=pWDiSQ.
2. Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny — Official source — https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/buxus/docs/statistic/mesta_a_oibce_-_mesacne/2025/UoZobce_MS_2512.xlsx
3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
8. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv
9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Želiezovce, Slovakia: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/zeliezovce/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zeliezovce-slovakia-jobs-climate_6000e5b818ac,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Želiezovce, Slovakia: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/zeliezovce/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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