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 | |
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village | |
  Location of the village | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′03″N 17°20′53″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| First written mention | 1921 |
| Named for | Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Lackovič (Progressive Slovakia) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.501 km2 (4.054 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Estimate (2008) | 476 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 45.10 % |
| • Slovaks | 47.77 % |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 930 41 |
| Area code(s) | +421 31 |
| Website | www |
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]
References
- "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"