Dolný Bar

Dolný Bar
Albár
Dolný Bar
Location of Dolný Bar in the Trnava Region
Dolný Bar
Location of Dolný Bar in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°58′N 17°41′E / 47.97°N 17.69°E / 47.97; 17.69
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictDunajská Streda District
First mentioned1245
Government
 • MayorOszkár Bereczk (Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Most-Híd)
Area
 • Total
8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
971
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians82.63%
 • Slovaks14.48%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
930 14[2]
Area code+421 31[2]
Car plateDS
Websitewww.dolnybar.sk

Dolný Bar (Hungarian: Albár, pronounced [ˈɒlbaːr]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 114 metres and covers an area of 8.200 km2. It has a population of about 560 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dolný Bar became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1245. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Dolný Bar once more became part of Miklós Horthy's 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Bilancia podľa národnosti a pohlavia - SR-oblasť-kraj-okres, m-v [om7002rr]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-01.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Banska Bystrica, Bytca, Kosice, Levoca, Nitra, Presov, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1895 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1823-1946 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1902 (parish B)