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Vojka nad Dunajom (Hungarian: Vajka, pronounced [ˈvɒjkɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Vojka nad Dunajom
Vajka
village
The church of St. Michael
Location of the village
Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 17°23′00″E
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictDunajská Streda
First written mention1186
Government
  MayorDonald Álló[1][2] (Ind.)
Area
  Total8.21[3] km2 (3.17[3] sq mi)
Elevation
122[4] m (400[4] ft)
Population
 (2021)[5]
  Total450[6]
  Estimate 
(2008)
467
Ethnicity
  Hungarians87.73%
  Slovaks11.81%
Time zoneUTC+1 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code
930 31[4]
Area code+421 31[4]
Websitewww.vojkanaddunajom.sk

History


In the 9th century, the territory of Vojka nad Dunajom became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1186. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak and French troops occupied the area, which despite the majority Hungarian populations of southern Slovakia, and without plebiscite, would later be annexed with the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Between 1938 and 1945 Vojka nad Dunajom once more became part of Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. The town bears the name of Vajk, the pagan name of St. Stephen of Hungary, first King of Hungary. in 2005, villagers erected a statue of the Saint in front of the local Catholic Church.


Geography


The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres and covers an area of 8.212 km². In 2008 t had an estimated population of 467 people.

It is situated on an island between the (old) Danube and the "new Danube", i.e. the Danube channel created by the Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams.


References


  1. "Election results 2006". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  2. Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
  6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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[de] Vojka nad Dunajom

Vojka nad Dunajom (bis 1927 slowakisch „Vajka“; ungarisch Vajka – 1940 bis 1948 Vajkakeszölce) ist eine Gemeinde im westslowakischen Kraj Trnava. Sie liegt im Donautiefland auf der Kleinen Schüttinsel zwischen dem alten Arm der Donau (Grenze zu Ungarn) und dem Donaukanal (Teil des Wasserkraftwerks Gabčíkovo), 20 km von Dunajská Streda und 33 km von Bratislava entfernt.
- [en] Vojka nad Dunajom



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