Kráľov Brod
| Kráľov Brod | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Gergely Agócs | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kráľov Brod č. 4 92541 Kráľov Brod |
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| 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