Trnávka, Dunajská Streda District

Trnávka
Csallóköztárnok
—  village  —
Location of the village
Coordinates:
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1275
Government[1]
 • Mayor Imre Tóth (független)
Area
 • Total 7.971 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation 122 m (400 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 • Total 428
 • Estimate (2008) 454
 • Density 57/km2 (147.6/sq mi)
Etnicity[2]
 • Hungarians 81,31 %
 • Slovakians 16,82 %
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 32
Area code(s) +421 31
Website Official website

Trnávka (Hungarian: Csallóköztárnok or Tárnok, Hungarian pronunciation:[’tʃɒlːoːkøztaːrnok]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

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History

The village was first recorded in 1235. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Somorja district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian 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. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.

Demography

In 1910, the village had 423, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants. At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 428 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 454. As of 2001, 81,31 per cent of its population was Hungarian while 16,82 per cent was Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 82.01% of the total population. [2]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 122 metres and covers an area of 7.91 km².

Twinnings

The village is twinned with:

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