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Hviezdoslavov

Coordinates: 48°04′03″N 17°20′53″E / 48.06750°N 17.34806°E / 48.06750; 17.34806
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Hviezdoslavov
Hviezdoslavfalva
village
Hviezdoslavov is located in Slovakia
Hviezdoslavov
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°04′03″N 17°20′53″E / 48.06750°N 17.34806°E / 48.06750; 17.34806
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictDunajská Streda
First written mention1921
Named forPavol Országh-Hviezdoslav
Government
 • MayorFrantišek 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
 • Hungarians45.10 %
 • Slovaks47.77 %
Time zoneUTC+1 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code
930 41[3]
Area code+421 31[3]
Websitewww.hviezdoslavov.sk

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.

Geography

The 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

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

The 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

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b c "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
  5. ^ 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

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