Kravany nad Dunajom
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Komarno | ||
| Region : | Podunajsko | ||
| Area : | 15.882 km² | ||
| Residents : | 710 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 45 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 112 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 946 36 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 35 | ||
| Geographic location : | 47 ° 46 ′ N , 18 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | KN | ||
| Kód obce : | 501212 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Gabriel Duka | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kravany nad Dunajom Hlavná 186 946 36 Kravany nad Dunajom |
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| Website: | www.kravany.com | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kravany nad Dunajom (until 1948 Slovak Karva ; Hungarian Karva ) is a municipality in the southwest of Slovakia with 710 inhabitants (December 31, 2019). It is located in Okres Komárno , part of the Nitriansky kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands on the left bank of the Danube , which here also forms the state border with Hungary . The center of the village is at an altitude of 112 m nm and is 19 kilometers from Štúrovo and 30 kilometers from Komárno .
Neighboring communities are Búč in the north, Mužla in the east, Lábatlan (H) in the south, Süttő (H) in the southwest and Moča in the west.
history
The municipality was settled in prehistoric times, remains of a settlement of the linear ceramic culture have been preserved from the Neolithic Age.
The place was first mentioned in writing as Korwa in 1245 , when the previous owner Péter Köbölkúti sold his estate to Master Miklós , the royal messenger. In 1300 the village was devastated by the troops of Matthäus Csák . In the Middle Ages, Karva was owned by various noble families. In 1529, shortly after the Battle of Mohács , there was another setback when the village was destroyed by the Ottoman troops and then stood near the border with the Ottoman Empire. Only after the Ottomans were defeated after 1683 and the Kuruc uprisings came to an end, Karva could be permanently rebuilt. In 1711 11 households lived in the village. In 1828 there were 49 houses and 417 residents who were employed as farmers and winemakers. There were also several watermills working on the Danube, which were only closed after the Second World War.
Until 1918/1919, the place in Gran County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. In 1935, the residents built their own culture center. As a result of the First Vienna Arbitration Award , it was once again part of Hungary between 1938 and 1945.
population
According to the 2011 census, 748 people lived in Kravany nad Dunajom, 554 of them Magyars , 146 Slovaks , eight Czechs , three Moravians and one Croat . One resident indicated a different ethnic group and 35 residents gave no information about the ethnic group .
506 residents committed to the Roman Catholic Church, 62 residents to the Reformed Church, eight residents to the Greek Catholic Church, seven residents to the Evangelical Church AB, five residents to the Jehovah's Witnesses, four residents to the Pentecostal movement, two residents to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and one resident to the Methodist Church; one resident professed a different denomination. 71 residents had no denomination and 81 residents had no denomination.
Attractions
The most important sacred building is the Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, originally built in the 13th century in Romanesque style and renovated in 1712 in Baroque style. Since today's church has no tower, there has been a bell tower next door since the 18th century.
Due to the historical diversity of the ruling families, there are several historical seats of the same: the Szarvassy country castle from the 18th century, the Kuzmik country castle in Secession style from 1908 in the former Szarvassy castle park and the building from the now known as the Láng country castle At the end of the 19th century. There are also two smaller manor buildings: the Kosztics manor from the end of the 18th century and the Botka manor from 1880.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)