Dunajský Klátov

Dunajský Klátov
Dunatőkés
village

Location of the village

Coordinates: 48°02′07″N 17°41′30″E / 48.03528°N 17.69167°ECoordinates: 48°02′07″N 17°41′30″E / 48.03528°N 17.69167°E
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1393
Government
 • Mayor Mária Csiba[1][2] (Most-Híd)
Area
 • Total 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
 • Total 460
 • Estimate (2008) 456
 • Density 100/km2 (300/sq mi)
Ethnicity[3]
 • Hungarians 93,91%
 • Slovakians 5,22%
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 21
Area code(s) +421 31

Dunajský Klátov (Hungarian: Dunatőkés, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈdunɒtøːkeːʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 114 metres and covers an area of 4.574 km². It has a population of about 456 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dunajský Klátov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary.In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1393. 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 Dunajský Klátov 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election results 2006
  2. ↑ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Institute of Informatics and Statistics "Institute of Informatics and Statistics".
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Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

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