Križovany nad Dudváhom
| Križovany nad Dudváhom | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Trnava | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 10.261 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,806 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 176 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 132 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 919 24 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 17 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | TT | ||
| Kód obce : | 556483 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Svetlana Královičová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Križovany nad Dudváhom č. 1 919 24 Križovany nad Dudváhom |
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| Website: | www.krizovany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Križovany nad Dudváhom (until 1948 Slovak "Kerestur"; Hungarian Vágkeresztúr - until 1907 Keresztúr ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia , with a population of 1,806 (as of December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Trnava and the higher district Trnavský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Slovakian Danube lowlands on the Dudváh River , only about five kilometers west of the Waag . The place is eight kilometers from Trnava and nine kilometers from Sereď .
history
Križovany nad Dudváhom is an important archaeological site with finds from the Paleolithic and Neolithic (Želiezovce and Lengyel cultures ), Bronze Age , Hallstatt and Latène Ages . There is also a Roman barbarian settlement and finds from the Great Moravia period. The place itself was first mentioned in writing in 1296 as Kerestur . A Romanesque rotunda has existed since at least 1246 and probably earlier. In the late Middle Ages and in the modern era, the agricultural town often changed hands: this included the Rozgonyi, Báthory and Esterházy families and estates of Bibersburg , Schintau and Lanschütz . In 1828 the place had 86 houses and 624 inhabitants.
The place, which belonged to Pressburg County and the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 , then came to Czechoslovakia, or today Slovakia. 1975-1990 he was with the neighboring villages Vlčkovce and Opoj part of the municipality Dudváh.
