Hviezdoslavov Explained

Official Name:Hviezdoslavov
Other Name:Hviezdoslavfalva
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Coordinates:48.0675°N 17.3481°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Trnava
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dunajská Streda
Established Title:First written mention
Established Date:1921
Named For:Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav
Leader Party:Progressive Slovakia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marek Lackovič
Area Total Km2:10.50[1]
Elevation M:126[2]
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:2768[4]
Population Est:476
Pop Est As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:249.49[5]
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity
Demographics1 Title1:Hungarians
Demographics1 Info1:45.10 %
Demographics1 Title2:Slovaks
Demographics1 Info2:47.77 %
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:930 41
Area Code:+421 31
Population Density Sq Mi:96.33
Area Total Sq Mi:4.05
Elevation Ft:413

Hviezdoslavov (Hungarian: Hviezdoslavfalva, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈhviɛzdoʃlɒvfɒlvɒ/, or Hungarian: Vörösmajor) 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 126 metres and covers an area of 10.54 km². It has a population of about 2,768 people according to the 2021 census.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Hviezdoslavov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1921. It was founded in the same year as part of a colonisation program by which Slovak and Czech colonies were set up within the framework of official and private colonisation of areas with ethnic Hungarian majority.

Demography

The 2021 Census recorded population of the village as 2,472 people. 2,100 (85%) are Slovaks, 181 people (7.3%) Hungarians and 119 (4.8%) others nationality.

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, with its adherents numbering 66.85% of the total population, while 19.29 per cent of the respondents did not belong to any denomination

See also

Genealogical resources

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226112651/http://app.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html . 2011-02-26 .
  4. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.