Blahová
Bláhová Sárrét | |
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village | |
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Coordinates: 48°05′00″N 17°32′30″E / 48.08333°N 17.54167°ECoordinates: 48°05′00″N 17°32′30″E / 48.08333°N 17.54167°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava |
District | Dunajská Streda |
First written mention | 1951 |
Named for | means 'mudfield' in Hungarian |
Government | |
• Mayor | Natasa Rajcsányi [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 359 |
• Estimate (2008) | 371 |
• Density | 33/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Ethnicity[2] | |
• Hungarians | 52,09% |
• Slovakians | 43,73% |
Time zone | EET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code | 930 52 |
Area code(s) | +421 31 |
Bláhová (Hungarian: Sárrét, Hungarian pronunciation:[’ʃaːrreːt], meaning "Mudfield" ) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
It has a post-office. There is a football playground and a public library in the village.
History
Census 2011 - 356 inhabitants: 199 (56%) slovaks, 112 (31%) Hungarians and 45 (13%) others nationality.
In the 9th century Great Moravian part, past year 906 the territory of Blahová became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Blahová once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.