Veľká Mača (Hungarian: Nagymácséd) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Veľká Mača
Nagymácséd
Village
Veľká Mača is located in Trnava Region
Veľká Mača
Veľká Mača
Location of Veľká Mača in the Trnava Region
Veľká Mača is located in Slovakia
Veľká Mača
Veľká Mača
Location of Veľká Mača in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′31″N 17°41′27″E / 48.24194°N 17.69083°E / 48.24194; 17.69083
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictGalanta
First mentioned1326
Government
 • MayorKosnáčová Dagmar
Area
 • Total
14.81[2] km2 (5.72[2] sq mi)
Elevation
123[3] m (404[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
2,602[1]
Postal code
925 32[3]
Area code+421 31[3]
Car plateGA
Websitehttp://www.velkamaca.sk/

Geography

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The municipality lies at an elevation of 124 metres and covers an area of 14.813 km².

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County within the Kingdom of Hungary. 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 Veľká Mača 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

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According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,603 inhabitants. 1,982 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 529 Slovaks, 11 Roma and 81 others and unspecified.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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