Lúč na Ostrove

Lúč na Ostrove
Lúcs
village

Location of the village

Coordinates: 47°58′30″N 17°31′20″E / 47.97500°N 17.52222°ECoordinates: 47°58′30″N 17°31′20″E / 47.97500°N 17.52222°E
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1248
Government[1]
  Mayor László Kiss (Ind.)
Area
  Total 15.890 km2 (6.135 sq mi)
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
  Total 736
  Estimate (2008) 788
  Density 50/km2 (100/sq mi)
Ethnicity[2]
  Hungarians 95,65 %
  Slovakians 3,80 %
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 03
Area code(s) +421 31

Lúč na Ostrove (Hungarian: Lúcs, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈluːtʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

In SlovakianIn Hungarian
Malá Lúč Kislúcs
Veľká Lúč Nagylúcs

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 15.890 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Lúč na Ostrove became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The name of the village was first recorded in 1248 as Luche. Until the end of World War I, the villages forming the present-day municipality were part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely 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 villages 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. The present-day municipality was formed from its two component villages in 1960.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 736 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 788. As of 2001, 95,65 per cent of its population was Hungarian while 3,80 per cent was Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 97.01% of the total population.[2]

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