Veľký Meder

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Coordinates: 47°51′23″N 17°46′14″E / 47.85639, 17.77056
Veľký Meder
Nagymegyer
Town
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
Elevation 112 m (367 ft)
Coordinates 47°51′23″N 17°46′14″E / 47.85639, 17.77056
Area 55.548 km² (21.447 sq mi)
Population 8,968 (2005-12-31)
Density 161 /km² (417 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1268
Mayor Ladislav Rudický
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 932 01
Phone prefix 421-31
Car plate DS
Location of Veľký Meder within Slovakia
Location of Veľký Meder within Slovakia
Location of Veľký Meder within Slovakia
Website: http://www.velkymeder.sk/
Source: [1]

Veľký Meder (1948–1990 Čalovo, Hungarian: Nagymegyer) is a town in the Dunajská Streda District, Trnava Region in southwestern Slovakia.

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[edit] History

The first written record about Veľký Meder was in 1248 under name Villa Meger.

[edit] Ethnic groups

According to the 2001 census, the most dominant group in the town are the Hungarians (84.6%), next are the Slovaks (13.5%), and there are small minorities of Czechs and Roma/Gypsies (both 0.7%).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic

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