Kráľová nad Váhom | |
Other Name: | Vágkirályfa |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Šaľa District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kráľová nad Váhom in the Nitra Region##Location of Kráľová nad Váhom in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.17°N 17.84°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ferenc Bergendi |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1113 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.51 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 117 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 1863 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 925 91 |
Area Code: | +421 31 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SA |
Kráľová nad Váhom (hu|Vágkirályfa) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia.
The village lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers an area of 9.509 km2.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113.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 Kráľová nad Váhom 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.
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 1,691 inhabitants. 1,149 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 485 Slovaks and 55 others and unspecified.[4]
The village has a public library, a DVD rental store a gym and a football pitch.