Čierna Voda

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Čierna Voda
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Coat of arms of Čierna Voda
Čierna Voda (Slovakia)
Čierna Voda
Čierna Voda
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trnavský kraj
Okres : Galanta
Region : Dolné Považie
Area : 12.142 km²
Residents : 1,407 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 116 inhabitants per km²
Height : 120  m nm
Postal code : 925 06
Telephone code : 0 31
Geographic location : 48 ° 8 '  N , 17 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '40 "  N , 17 ° 39' 10"  E
License plate : GA
Kód obce : 503690
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Zuzana Csadyová
Address: Obecný úrad
Čierna Voda č. 99
925 06 Čierna Voda
Website: www.ciernavoda-nyek.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Čierna Voda (until 1948 Slovak "Čierne Nekyje"; German Blackwater , Hungarian Feketenyék ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 1,407 (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Galanta , part of kraj Trnavský belongs.

geography

The municipality is located on the Danube plain (part of the Slovak Danube lowlands ) on the little river Čierna voda , just before it flows into the Little Danube . The town center is located at an altitude of 120  m nm , 11 kilometers from Galanta and 24 kilometers from Dunajská Streda .

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1113 as Nek . At the beginning of the 14th century it belonged to the domain of Matthäus Csák , then to the domain of Schintau , after 1817 of Lanschütz . The population was engaged in agriculture and haulage, and in the 19th century there was also sheep farming. The oldest seal dates from 1688.

The place in Pressburg County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1919 and then became part of Czechoslovakia . Due to the First Vienna Arbitration Award , he was again in Hungary from 1938-45. In 1948 the place name was changed to a Slavic variant for national political reasons.

population

Results after the 2001 census (1375 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 92.44% Magyars
  • 7.20% Slovaks

By religion:

  • 96.00% Roman Catholic
  • 1.52% Protestant
  • 0.80% non-denominational

Buildings

  • Church of the Virgin Mary from the 20th century
  • Chapel from 1782

Culture