Horná Potôň

Horná Potôň
Horná Potôň; Felsőpatony
	village
	Location of the village
	Coordinates: 48°02′00″N 17°29′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1250
Government
• Mayor	Tivadar Sidó[1][2]
Area
• Total	28,365 km2 (10,952 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
• Total	1,867
• Estimate (2008)	1,872
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Ethnicity [3]
• Hungarians	93.86%
• Slovaks	5.61%
Time zone	UTC+1 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code	930 36
Area code(s)	+421 31
Website	www.hornapoton.sk/indexhu.html

Horná Potôň (Hungarian: Felsőpatony, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈfɛlʃøːpɒtoɲ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1250. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. Under the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became officially part of Czechoslovakia and fell within Bratislava County until 1927. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. In 1940, Lögérpatony (Horná Potôň) and Benkepatony (Benkova Potôň) were unified, since it has been called in Hungarian as Felsőpatony, while in Slovak it is known as Horná Potôň. After the Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947. In 1960, Čečinska Potôň (Csécsénypatony) was also attached to the village.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 120 metres and covers an area of 28.365 km². It has a population of about 1,762 people.

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References

Election results 2006 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
"Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from Institute of Informatics and Statistics the original Check |url= value (help) on 2011-02-26.

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1728-1899 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1912 (parish B)

External links

Surnames of living people in Horna Poton

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[1] Election results 2006 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

[Institute_of_Informatics_and_Statistics-3] "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from Institute of Informatics and Statistics the original Check |url= value (help) on 2011-02-26.