Baka, Slovakia

Baka
village

Location of the village

Coordinates: 47°54′00″N 17°32′00″E / 47.90000°N 17.53333°E / 47.90000; 17.53333Coordinates: 47°54′00″N 17°32′00″E / 47.90000°N 17.53333°E / 47.90000; 17.53333
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1264
Government
 • Mayor Erzsébet Csizik[1][2]
Area
 • Total 19.989 km2 (7.718 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
 • Total 1,093
 • Estimate (2008) 1,130
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Ethnicity[3]
 • Hungarians 92,50%
 • Slovakians 6,95%
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 04
Area code(s) +421 31

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

It has a football club, the FC BAKA.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 19.989 km². It has a population of about 1130 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Baka became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. 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 Baka 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.

Genealogical resources

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Local election results 2006
  2. ↑ Local election results 2010 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 Institute of Informatics and Statistics "Institute of Informatics and Statistics" Check |url= value (help).
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