Sládkovičovo

Sládkovičovo (1945 to 1948 Slovak Diosek ; German Diosek , Hungarian Diószeg ) is a small town in western Slovakia with 5209 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

location

It is located in the Danube lowlands in southwest Slovakia and is surrounded by the rivers of the Gidra in the east and the Stoličný potok (German county canal ) and Čierna voda (German black water ) in the west. The city center is located at an altitude of 120 m nm and is seven kilometers from Galanta and about 50 kilometers from Bratislava .

history

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The place was mentioned for the first time in 1252 and was probably located in a forest area with many nut trees. After that it changed hands several times and was ravaged and ravaged by the Turks in 1530. The badly damaged area came into the possession of the church, after which it was bought by the Erdődys, later it belonged to the Esterházys . In 1582 the place received town charter and enjoyed a certain wealth due to its location on the Königsweg (Via Regia), which allowed it to hold a fair and levy a road toll.

In 1786, Joseph II settled German settlers (mainly farmers and craftsmen) and as a result the two neighboring settlements Deutsch-Diosek and Ungarisch-Diosek were established . As a result, the rulership of the place changed to the family of the Zichys. In 1850 the railway line from Budapest to Pressburg was built and the city got a train station, which contributed to the economic boom of the place. So in 1867 a large sugar factory was built. In 1870 the city status was also renewed.

Germans and Hungarians lived next to each other until 1850, after which many German families emigrated or the place was Magyarized. As a result of the two world wars and agricultural disasters, there was a strong change in the population until 1945. In 1944/45 the Jews were deported to the village, and in 1946 the remaining German population was expelled. In 1947 the Hungarian population was forced to move to the Czech parts of the country, but this was stopped and largely reversed. Today around 38 percent of Hungarians live in the city, the rest is predominantly Slovak.

In order to eradicate the name, which did not appear Slavic enough, the town, which was named Diosek in Slovak until 1948, was renamed "Sládkovičovo" in honor of the Slovak poet Andrej Sládkovič .

Until 1918 it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia , through the First Vienna Arbitration , the city briefly came back to Hungary from 1938 to 1945.

In 1943, the towns of Malý Diosek (German: German-Diosek ) and Veľký Diosek (German: Hungarian-Diosek ) , which had been administered separately since 1863, were reunited. Malá Mača , which was incorporated in 1985 , has been independent again since December 6, 2002.

population

According to the 2011 census, Sládkovičovo had 5,479 inhabitants, including 3,524 Slovaks, 1,737 Magyars, 51 Roma, 20 Czechs, two Jews and two Ukrainians and one German, one Moravian, one Pole and one Serbian; 21 inhabitants were of a different ethnic group. 118 residents did not answer. 3180 residents supported the Roman Catholic Church, 345 residents the Evangelical Church AB, 99 residents the Evangelical Methodist Church, 43 residents the Evangelical Church, 36 residents the Greek Catholic Church, 30 residents the Reformed Church and others. 1095 inhabitants were without religious denomination and the denomination of 566 inhabitants has not been determined.

Results after the 2001 census (6078 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

59.46% Slovaks
38.50% Magyars
0.95% Roma
0.53% Czechs

By denomination:

66.78% Roman Catholic
18.02% non-denominational
9.62% Protestant
1.92% no information
0.86% others
0.38% Greek Catholic

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Sládkovičovo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

[1] 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak)

[2] 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)