Šaľa District
Local name: okres Šaľa
Located in Nitra Region, Slovakia Coordinates: 48°08′52″ N 17°52′23″ E
- Population
- 52,158
- 52.2K
- Elevation
- 112 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 13
- listed under Šaľa District
- Airports
- BTS M. R. Štefánik Airport49 km
- VIE Vienna International Airport97 km
About Šaľa District
Šaľa District is a district. Location: Nitra Region, Slovakia. Population: 52,158.
Šaľa District (Slovak: okres Šaľa; Hungarian: Vágsellyei járás) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district formed mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the west around Diakovce, Tešedíkovo and Žihárec which formed part of the county of Pressburg.
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At a glance
- Area
- 356 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Šaľa District
- Nitra District
- Komárno District
- Galanta District
Population of Šaľa District over time
| 2017 | 52,158 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,477 | |
| 2024 | 49,971 | |
| 2025 | 49,514 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Šaľa District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- June (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 39 | 49 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Šaľa District
The nearest airport is M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Győr, 55 km to the south.
Airports
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava 49 kmwest
- Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 97 kmwest
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 108 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Győr Population: 129.3K 55 kmsouth
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 57 kmwest
- Székesfehérvár Population: 101.6K 114 kmsouth
- Brno Population: 404.3K 149 kmnorthwest
- Kecskemét Population: 109.8K 194 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Šaľa District
Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 202 natural sites, 80 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Salibský Dudváh River 10 kmSW
- Čierna Voda River 20 kmS
25–60 km27 places
- Tríbeč Mountain 35 kmNE
- Záruby Mountain 55 kmNW
- Klokoč Mountain 55 kmNW
- Zřícenina Tematín Historic site 60 kmN
60–100 km332 places
- Strážov Mountain 100 kmNE
- Devínska Kobyla Mountain 65 kmW
- Chvojnica River 92 kmNW
- Vtáčnik Mountain 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Šaľa District
13 places- 1 Šaľa 22.2K
- 2 Močenok 4.3K
- 3 Tešedíkovo 3.7K
- 4 Neded 3.2K
- 5 Vlčany 3.2K
- 6 Selice 2.8K
- 7 Trnovec nad Váhom 2.7K
- 8 Diakovce 2.4K
- 9 Horná Kráľová 1.9K
- 10 Kráľová nad Váhom 1.8K
- 11 Žihárec 1.7K
- 12 Hájske 1.3K
- 13 Dlhá nad Váhom 903
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Salibský Dudváh River, Slovakia9.9 km SW
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Čierna Voda River, Slovakia20 km S
Sources & licences
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