Veľké Úľany
Veľké Úľany
Nagyfödémes | |
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Veľké Úľany Location of Veľké Úľany in the Trnava Region Veľké Úľany Location of Veľké Úľany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′N 17°34′E / 48.17°N 17.57°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava Region |
| District | Galanta District |
| First mentioned | 1221 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ferenc Gőgh |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.86 km2 (16.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 4,922 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 925 22[2] |
| Area code | +421 31[2] |
| Car plate | GA |
| Website | www |
Veľké Úľany (Hungarian: Nagyfödémes) is a large village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an elevation of 123 metres and covers an area of 14.856 km2. The village is located around 12 km west of Galanta.
Parts of the village
- Lencsehely
- Nové Osady
- Ekoosada
Street names
- Bágrová
- Hlavná
- Kaplnská
- Kováčska
- Kpt. Nálepku
- Jazerná
- Mlynská
- Leninová
- Júliusa Fučíka
- Krížná
- Piesková
- Robotnícka
- Školská ulica
- Štefana Majora
- Zoltána Fábryho
- Záhradnícka
- Úzka
- Sadová
- Nová ulica
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221 as Fudemus. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County within the Kingdom of Hungary. 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 Veľké Úľany 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.
Population
It has a population of about 4,500 people, in majority ethnic Hungarians.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.