Kráľov Brod
Kráľov Brod | ||
---|---|---|
coat of arms | map | |
|
||
Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | |
Okres : | Galanta | |
Region : | Dolné Považie | |
Area : | 23.67 km² | |
Residents : | 1,078 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 46 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 112 m nm | |
Postal code : | 925 41 | |
Telephone code : | 0 31 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 4 ' N , 17 ° 49' E | |
License plate : | GA | |
Kód obce : | 503878 | |
structure | ||
Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Gergely Agócs | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Kráľov Brod č. 4 92541 Kráľov Brod |
|
Website: | www.kralovbrod.sk | |
Statistics information on statistics.sk |
Kráľov Brod (until 1927 in Slovak "Králová"; in Hungarian Királyrév ) is a municipality in western Slovakia . It is located in the Danube lowlands , 17 km southeast of Galanta .
history
The first written mention of the village as a royal property comes from the year 1252. It was later named in Hungarian as Királyrév because of its royal ferry . In 1910 the village had 785 mostly Hungarian residents. The municipality belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary in Pressburg County until 1918 .
After the end of the First World War it came to Czechoslovakia as a result of the Treaty of Trianon , and from 1938 to 1945 it was again part of Hungary due to the First Vienna Arbitration . After the end of the Second World War it was rejoined to Czechoslovakia and has been part of Slovakia since 1993 .
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church of Saint Emmerich , built in 1836
- Monument to the Archangel Michael from the 18th century in front of the church
Sons and daughters of the church
- Gyula Szarka (* 1962), Hungarian musician, founding member of the Ghymes
- Tamás Szarka (* 1964), Hungarian musician, founding member of Ghymes