Tomášikovo

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Tomášikovo / Tallós
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Tomášikovo / Tallós
Tomášikovo / Tallós (Slovakia)
Tomášikovo / Tallós
Tomášikovo / Tallós
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Trnavský kraj
Okres : Galanta
Region : Dolné Považie
Area : 21.135 km²
Residents : 1,687 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 80 inhabitants per km²
Height : 114  m nm
Postal code : 925 04
Telephone code : 0 31
Geographic location : 48 ° 5 '  N , 17 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '2 "  N , 17 ° 41' 35"  E
License plate : GA
Kód obce : 504076
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Zoltán Horváth
Address: Obecný úrad Tomášikovo
Hlavná 319
925 04 Tomášikovo
Website: www.tomasikovo.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Tomášikovo / Tallós (until 1948 Slovak "Tallós"; Hungarian Tallós ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia with a population of 1,687 (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Galanta , part of kraj Trnavský belongs.

geography

The municipality is located in the Slovak Danube lowlands on an arm of the river Čierna voda called Stará Čierna voda and not far from the Little Danube . The center of the village is at an altitude of 114  m nm and is 14 kilometers from Dunajská Streda and 16 kilometers from Galanta .

history

Church of Tomášikovo / Tallós

Settlement of today's municipal area has existed since the Middle Stone Age. Nevertheless, the place is mentioned relatively late in the year 1646 and was part of the Schintau estate at that time .

Until 1918, the place in Pressburg County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. 1938-45 he was again part of Hungary due to the First Vienna Arbitration .

To erase the Hungarian-sounding name, the place was renamed Tomášikovo / Tallós in 1948 in honor of Samo Tomášik .

population

According to the 2011 census, there were 1601 inhabitants in Tomášikovo / Tallós, of which 1351 were Magyars, 188 Slovaks, 30 Roma, seven Czechs and two Moravians; one resident was of a different ethnicity. 22 residents did not provide any information. 1474 residents belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, 17 residents each to the Evangelical Church AB and 17 to the Reformed Church, two residents to the Evangelistic Church and one resident to the Czechoslovak-Hussite Church. 70 inhabitants had no denomination and the denomination of 20 inhabitants has not been determined.

Results after the 2001 census (1569 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 88.02% Magyars
  • 8.73% Slovaks
  • 2.74% Roma
  • 0.51% Czechs

By denomination:

  • 91.14% Roman Catholic
  • 5.61% non-denominational
  • 1.40% Protestant
  • 0.32% Greek Catholic
  • 0.25% no information

Attractions

Historical photo of the watermill (1985)
  • Roman Catholic Trinity Church from 1801
  • Esterházy Palace in baroque-classical style together with a park, built around 1760
  • Wooden watermill built in 1895 on the Little Danube west of the village, today a technical monument and museum
See also:  List of listed objects in Tomášikovo

Individual evidence

  1. 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak)
  2. 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)

Web links

Commons : Tomášikovo  - collection of images