Závod
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Bratislavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Malacky | ||
| Region : | Záhoria | ||
| Area : | 27.374 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,862 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 105 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 161 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 908 72 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 34 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 33 ' N , 17 ° 2' E | ||
| License plate : | MA | ||
| Kód obce : | 504980 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Peter Vrablec | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Závod Sokolská 243 90872 Závod |
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| Website: | www.obeczavod.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Závod (until 1927 "Závody" in Slovak; in Hungarian Pozsonyzávod - until 1907 Závod ) is a municipality in western Slovakia .
location
It is located in the Záhorie region in the Záhorská nížina lowland , about 14 km north of the western Slovak town of Malacky and about 50 km from the capital Bratislava . The Abrod nature reserve is located in parts of the municipality and a stop on the Bratislava – Kúty – Břeclav railway line is west of the D2 motorway .
history
The first written mention was made in 1557 as Zawad . The name is said to be derived from the Hungarian word "zab" for oats. Závod actually means “za vodu” and means “behind / near the water” in German, which means: behind / near the river March.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic church consecrated to the Virgin Mary in Gothic style from 1339 (renovated in 1777)
- Roman Catholic church consecrated to Archangel Michael in neo-Gothic style from 1899
- See also: List of listed objects in Závod
Sons and daughters
- Štefan Vrablec (1925–2017), Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Bratislava-Trnava
See also
Web links
Commons : Závod - collection of images, videos and audio files
