Vojka nad Dunajom explained

Vojka nad Dunajom
Other Name:Vajka
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Coordinates:47.9667°N 17.3833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Trnava
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dunajská Streda
Established Title:First written mention
Established Date:1186
Leader Party:Independent
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Donald Álló[1] [2]
Area Total Km2:8.21[3]
Elevation M:122[4]
Population Footnotes:[5]
Population Total:450[6]
Population Est:467
Pop Est As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:55.41[7]
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity
Demographics1 Title1:Hungarians
Demographics1 Info1:87.73%
Demographics1 Title2:Slovaks
Demographics1 Info2:11.81%
Population Density Sq Mi:21.39
Area Total Sq Mi:3.17
Elevation Ft:400
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:930 31
Area Code:+421 31

Vojka nad Dunajom (Hungarian: Vajka, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈvɒjkɒ/) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Vojka nad Dunajom became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1186.

After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak and French troops occupied the area, which despite the majority Hungarian populations of southern Slovakia, and without plebiscite, would later be annexed with the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Between 1938 and 1945 Vojka nad Dunajom once more became part of 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. The town bears the name of Vajk, the pagan name of St. Stephen of Hungary, first King of Hungary. In 2005, villagers erected a statue of the Saint in front of the local Catholic Church.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres and covers an area of 8.212 km2. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 467 people.

It is situated on an island between the (old) Danube and the "new Danube", i.e. the Danube channel created by the Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election results 2006 . 2010-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308052449/http://app.statistics.sk/oso_2006/angl/obvod/results/tab10.jsp?sr=3&obvod=201&obec=501999 . 2012-03-08 . dead .
  2. http://app.statistics.sk/kv2010/sr/tab9.jsp?lang=en&sr=2&obvod=201 Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Web site: Institute of Informatics and Statistics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226112651/http://app.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. 2011-02-26.
  6. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  7. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.