Okoč

Okoč
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
Elevation 112 m (367 ft)
Coordinates 47°53′N 17°49′E / 47.883°N 17.817°ECoordinates: 47°53′N 17°49′E / 47.883°N 17.817°E
Area 63.427 km2 (24.49 sq mi)
Population 3,794 (2008-12-31)
Density 60 / km2 (155 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1268
Mayor László Polák
Postal code 930 28
Car plate DS
Location of Okoč in Slovakia
Location of Okoč in the Trnava Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Okoč (Hungarian: Ekecs, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɛkɛtʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

The municipality comprises the following villages and manors:

In SlovakianIn Hungarian
Opatovský SokolecApácaszakállas
Asód Aszódpuszta
Jánošíkovo na Ostrove Béle
OkočEkecs
Nový Goľáš Gólyás
Veľký Sek Nagyszegmajor
Dropie Túzokpuszta
Viharoš Viharos

Demography

In 1910, the village had 544, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants. At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 3804 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 3794. As of 2001, 92,53 per cent of its population was Hungarian while 6,07 per cent was Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 60.52% of the total population.[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268 by it Hungarian name as Ekech. The village was first recorded in 1468 as the estate of the Dóczy family. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Csallóköz district of Komárom County. Until the end of the 19th century, villagers made their living by fishing on the Danube and the Small-Danube. 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. The present municipality was formed in 1976 when Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas) and Okoč (Ekecs) were unified following the merger of the respective agricultural co-operatives in 1973.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 112 metres and covers an area of 63.426 km².

Picture gallery

Okoč (Ekecs)

Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas)

References

  1. ↑ "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ".

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