Búč

Búč
Búč ; Búcs
	Village
	Protestant church in the village
	Coat of arms
	Búč Location of Búč in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 47°48′N 18°26′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Komárno
First mentioned	1245
Government
• Mayor	János Karkó
Area
• Total	31.501 km2 (12.163 sq mi)
Elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	1,196
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Postal code	946 35
Area code(s)	035
Car plate	KN
Website	http://www.obecbuc.sk/

Búč (Hungarian: Búcs) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 31.501 km². It has a population of about 1200 people.

In the 9th century, the territory of Búč became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Búč once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

The village is about 94% Hungarian, 6% Slovak.

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

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

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