Holice (Slovakia)

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Holice
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Holice (Slovakia)
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Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trnavský kraj
Okres : Dunajská Streda
Region : Podunajsko
Area : 23.209 km²
Residents : 2,088 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 90 inhabitants per km²
Height : 120  m nm
Postal code : 930 34
Telephone code : 0 31
Geographic location : 48 ° 0 '  N , 17 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 59 '44 "  N , 17 ° 29' 5"  E
License plate : DS
Kód obce : 501581
structure
Community type : local community
Structure of the municipality: 8 cadastral communities
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Ľudovít Iván
Address: Obecný úrad Holice
Póšfa 151
930 34 Holice
Website: www.obecholice.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Holice (until 1948 Slovak "Gala"; Hungarian Gelle or Egyházgelle ) is a municipality in the southwest of Slovakia , with 2088 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the Okres Dunajská Streda , part of the Trnavský kraj .

geography

The community is located on the Great Rye Island ( Žitný ostrov ), part of the Slovakian Danube lowlands . The town center is 11 kilometers from Dunajská Streda and 38 kilometers from the capital Bratislava .

history

The municipality is composed of the following cadastral municipalities : Beketfa, Čéfa, Kostolná Gala, Malá Budafa, Póšfa, Stará Gala, Veľká Budafa and Čentöfa. These are largely identical to the 7 parts of the municipality, except from Čéfa, which is called Čechová as part of the municipality and has also merged with the cadastral municipality of Čentöfa. Each village has its own story.

The capital was first mentioned in writing in 1250 as Galla

Until 1919 all places in Pressburg County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Arbitration 1938-45 they came back to Hungary.

In 1948 the place name was changed to the Slovak form that is still valid today for national political reasons.

population

Results after the 2001 census (583 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 96.00% Magyars
  • 3.73% Slovaks
  • 0.05% Czechs

By religion:

  • 96.00% Roman Catholic
  • 1.97% non-denominational

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Peter and Paul Church

Web links

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Individual evidence

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