Orechová Potôň
Orechová Potôň | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | |
Okres : | Dunajská Streda | |
Region : | Podunajsko | |
Area : | 21.069 km² | |
Residents : | 1,645 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 78 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 120 m nm | |
Postal code : | 930 02 | |
Telephone code : | 031 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 1 ' N , 17 ° 32' E | |
License plate : | DS | |
Kód obce : | 501859 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Structure of the municipality: | 3 districts | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Szilárd Gálffy | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Orechová Potôň 281 93002 Orechová Potôň |
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Orechová Potôň (Hungarian Diósförgepatony ) is a municipality in southwestern Slovakia . It is located on the Great Schüttinsel in the Danube lowlands , 8 km from Dunajská Streda and about 40 km from Bratislava . Administratively, the municipality is divided into the districts Dolná Potôň , Orechová Potôň and Orechová Potôň-Lúky .
The first written mention was in 1397 as Gyospothon . In 1808 the place was united with a village called Förgepatony (today in Slovak also Förgeho Potôň ); In 1940, today's district Dolná Potôň (in Hungarian Bögölypatony ) was added. 1966–1990 the now independent municipality Vieska was part of Orechová Potôň. Historically, the place was part of Pressburg County in the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918/1919 , after which it came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia . 1938-1945 the place was again part of Hungary by the First Vienna Arbitration .
The old late classical reformed church (1870) was demolished in 1969; a new reformed church was built in 1977. In 1998 a Roman Catholic church was also built.
According to the 2001 census, the place had 1671 inhabitants, of which 93.5% Magyars, 5.9% Slovaks and 0.3% Czechs.
In 2008/2009 the Slovakiaring motorsport racetrack was built near the town and officially opened on October 1st, 2009. It is the first purpose-built racetrack in Slovakia.
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