Topoľníky

Topoľníky (Hungarian: Nyárasd, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɲaːrɒʒd]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Topoľníky Nyárasd
village
Location of the village
Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 17°47′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1113
Named for	poplar
Government [1][2]
• Mayor	László Bacsó (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area
• Total	34.819 km^2 (13.444 sq mi)
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Population  (2001)[3]
• Total	3,015
• Estimate  (2008)	3,013
• Density	87/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Ethnicity [3]
• Hungarians	93,03 %
• Slovaks	5,24 %
Time zone	UTC+1 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code	930 11
Area code(s)	+421 31
Website	www.topolniky.sk

History

The village was first recorded in 1113. Local tradition holds that the Mikóczy, Csölle, Nagy, Szalay, Várady, Tóth és Szabó families, millers and fishermen for profession, were the first settlers in the village.

During the Hungarian Revolution and Independence War of 1848-49, a battle took place near the village on 13 January 1849 between the Hungarian troops belonging to the Komárom fortress led by colonel Ferdinand Querlonde and the Austrian imperial troops led by lieutenant colonel Geramb who lost his life in the battle which helped the Hungarians to gain victory.

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, 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. The villages of Felsőnyárasd and Alsónyárasd were unified to form the present-day municipality in 1940. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947. Its original Slovak name derived from the Hungarian form as Náražd, but it was Slovakised by the authorities to the current official name in 1948.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 3015 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 3013. As of 2001, 93,03 per cent of its population was Hungarian while 5,24 per cent was Slovak. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 83.32% of the total population.[3]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 111 metres and covers an area of 34.820 km².

References

1. Local election results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, December 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
3. "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.

External links

• Local school website (in Hungarian)