Hviezdoslavov (Hungarian: Hviezdoslavfalva, pronounced [ˈhviɛzdoʃlɒvfɒlvɒ], or 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 / 48.06750°N 17.34806°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| First written mention | 1921 |
| Named for | Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | František Kavecký (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.50[2] km2 (4.05[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126[3] m (413[3] ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 2,768[1] |
• Estimate (2008) | 476 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 45.10 % |
| • Slovaks | 47.77 % |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 930 41[3] |
| Area code | +421 31[3] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 10.54 km². It has a population of about 2,768 people according to the 2021 census.
History
editIn 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
editThe 2021 Census recorded population of the village as 2,472 people. 2,100 (85%) are Slovaks, 181 people (7.3%) Hungarians and 119 (4.8%) others nationality.
Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, with its adherents numbering 66.85% of the total population, while 19.29 per cent of the respondents did not belong to any denomination[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"