Veľké Úľany

Veľké Úľany
Nagyföfémes
Village
church in the village
Flag
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Galanta
River Little Danube
Elevation 119 m (390 ft)
Coordinates SK 48°10′00″N 17°34′29″E / 48.16667°N 17.57472°E / 48.16667; 17.57472Coordinates: SK 48°10′00″N 17°34′29″E / 48.16667°N 17.57472°E / 48.16667; 17.57472
Area 41.86 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population 4,322 (2011)
Density 103 / km2 (267 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1221
Mayor Ferenc Gögh
Postal code 925 22
Area code 0 31
Car plate GA
Location of Veľké Úľany in Slovakia
Location of Veľké Úľany in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Veľké Úľany
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.velkeulany.sk/

Veľké Úľany (Hungarian: Nagyfödémes) is a large village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 123 metres and covers an area of 14.856 km². The village is located around 12 km west of Galanta.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221 as Fudemus. 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 Veľké Úľany 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.

Population

It has a population of about 5500 people, in majority ethnic Hungarians.

External links

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