Trakovice

Trakovice (German Tarkowitz , Hungarian Karkóc ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia , with a population of 1,565 (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Hlohovec , part of kraj Trnavský belongs.

geography

The municipality is located in the Trnavská pahorkatina (part of the Slovak Danube lowlands ) on the Dudváh river . The center of the village is at an altitude of 150 m nm and is eight kilometers west of Hlohovec and 12 kilometers northeast of Trnava .

history

Trakovice was first mentioned in writing in 1275 as Korkouch and belonged to various noble families .

population

Results after the 2001 census (1296 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

99.38% Slovaks
0.46% Czechs
0.08% Poland
0.08% Ukrainians

By religion:

97.61% Roman Catholic
1.08% Protestant
0.85% non-denominational
0.46% no information

Buildings

Roman Catholic Church of St. Stephen the King in the classical style from 1811
Malženice power plant , located in the Trakovice municipality near the neighboring town of Malženice

Personalities

Sons and Daughters of the Church:

Jozef Bokor (1897–1968), SDB , Catholic priest , youth minister, religious prisoner (sentenced to 4 years in prison).

Individual evidence

↑ KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924) . Bratislava: Don Bosco, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8074-436-6 . Pp. 229-230.

Web links

Commons : Trakovice - collection of images

[1] KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924) . Bratislava: Don Bosco, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8074-436-6 . Pp. 229-230.