Okoč (Hungarian: Ekecs, pronounced [ˈɛkɛtʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
Okoč
Ekecs | |
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Village | |
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  Okoč Location of Okoč in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′N 17°49′E / 47.883°N 17.817°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| First mentioned | 1268 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | László Polák |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.42[2] km2 (24.49[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112[3] m (367[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,710[1] |
| Postal code | 930 28[3] |
| Area code | +421 31[3] |
| Car plate | DS |
Component villages
editThe municipality comprises the following villages and manors:
| In Slovak | In Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Opatovský Sokolec | Apácaszakállas |
| Asód | Aszódpuszta |
| Jánošíkovo na Ostrove | Béle |
| Okoč | Ekecs |
| Nový Goľáš | Gólyás |
| Veľký Sek | Nagyszegmajor |
| Dropie | Túzokpuszta |
| Viharoš | Viharos |
Demography
editIn 1910, the village had 544, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants. At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 3804 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the village's population as 3794. As of 2001, 92.53% of its population were Hungarians while 6.07% were Slovaks. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 60.52% of the total population.[5]
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268 by it Hungarian name as Ekech. The village was first recorded in 1468 as the estate of the Dóczy family. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Csallóköz district of Komárom County. Until the end of the 19th century, villagers made their living by fishing on the Danube and the Small-Danube. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947. The present municipality was formed in 1976 when Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas) and Okoč (Ekecs) were unified following the merger of the respective agricultural co-operatives in 1973.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 112 metres and covers an area of 63.426 km².
Picture gallery
editOkoč (Ekecs)
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The village hall built in the 1980s -
The Hungarian Reformed church -
The corner of Laki and Main street -
The Roman Catholic parish church
Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas)
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Landscape -
The Hungarian reformed church -
WW memorial -
The Komárom-channel at Nový Goľáš (Gólyás)
References
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 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.
External links
edit- Local news selection at www.parameter.hu (in Hungarian)
- Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
