Hviezdoslavov

Hviezdoslavov (Hungarian: Hviezdoslavfalva, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈhviɛdoʃlɒvfɒlvɒ], also Vörösmajor) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Hviezdoslavov

Hviezdoslavfalva
village
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°04′03″N 17°20′53″E
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictDunajská Streda
First written mention1921
Named forPavol Országh-Hviezdoslav
Government
  MayorMarek Lackovič (Progressive Slovakia)
Area
  Total10.501 km2 (4.054 sq mi)
Elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total337
  Estimate 
(2008)
476
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Ethnicity
  Hungarians45.10 %
  Slovaks47.77 %
Time zoneUTC+1 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code
930 41
Area code(s)+421 31
Websitewww.hviezdoslavov.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 10.540 km². It has a population of about 337 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Hviezdoslavov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary.In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1921. It was founded in the same year as part of a colonisation program by which Slovak and Czech colonies were set up within the framework of official and private colonisation of areas with ethnic Hungarian majority.

Demography

Census 2011 : recorded population of the village 612 people. 406 people (66%) are Slovaks, 86 people (14%) Hungarians and 120 (14%) others nationality.

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 66.85% of the total population, while 19.29 per cent of the respondents did not belong to any denomination[1]

See also

References

Genealogical resources

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.