Horná Potôň
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Dunajská Streda | ||
| Region : | Podunajsko | ||
| Area : | 28.365 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,112 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 74 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 123 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 930 36 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 31 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 2 ′ N , 17 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | DS | ||
| Kód obce : | 501590 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 3 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Tivadar Sidó | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Horná Potôň č. 1 930 36 Horná Potôň |
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| Website: | www.hornapoton.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Horná Potôň (Hungarian Felsőpatony ) is a municipality in the southwest of Slovakia with 2112 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Dunajská Streda , part of the Trnavský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands on the river island Žitný ostrov . The center of the village is located at an altitude of 123 m nm and is 13 kilometers from Dunajská Streda and 35 kilometers from the capital Bratislava .
Administratively, the municipality is divided into the municipality parts Benkova Potôň, Čečínska Potôň and Horná Potôň.
history
The present municipality was created in 1940 through the merger of the places Horná Potôň (Hungarian Lőgérpatony ) and Benkova Potôň (Hungarian Benkepatony ). In 1960 the place Čečínska Potôň (Hungarian Csécsénypatony ) was incorporated, which belonged to the municipality Michal na Ostrove from 1940-1960 . In 2003, however, the place Potônske Lúky was spun off.
The main town Horná Potôň was first mentioned in writing in 1255 as Superior Potun , later as Felsew Pathon (1435), possibly the upper part of a piece of land called Patonyföld (Hungarian, Slovak Potôňska zem ) or a predecessor of the later town Lőgérpatony .
Until 1919 all places in Pressburg County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Arbitration 1938-1945 they came again to Hungary.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1872 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Protestant church in the classical style from 1816 (part of the municipality Benkova Potôň)
