Velká Paka
Encyclopedia
Veľká Paka is a village
and municipality
in the Dunajská Streda District
in the Trnava Region
of south-west Slovakia
.
, it was part of Hungary
and fell within the Somorja district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon
of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia
. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award
granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. The present-day municipality was formed in 1940 by unifying the three component villages. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.
Sepulchral artefacts were found in Velka Paka from the bronze age.
while 42,31 per cent was Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 74.26% of the total population.
lies at an altitude
of 123 metres and covers an area
of 18.356 km².
A team is in the 2. league of the western-Slovakian football Association (ZSFZ). The Junior team is in the 3 class in the ZSFZ
The junior team is full of talents:
Top Scorers In The Year 2008/2009
Top " Goal Keepers
Current Squad:
Goalkeepers (1):
Defenfenders:
Midfielders:
Attackers:
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Dunajská Streda District
Dunajská Streda District
Dunajská Streda District is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia....
in the Trnava Region
Trnava Region
The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south...
of south-west Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
Component villages
| In Slovakian Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... | In Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
|---|---|
| Veľká Paka | Nagypaka |
| Čukárska Paka | Csukárpaka |
| Malá Paka | Kispaka |
History
The village was first recorded in 1205 as Paka. Until the end of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, it was part of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and fell within the Somorja district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award
First Vienna Award
The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace on November 2, 1938. The Arbitration and Award were direct consequences of the Munich Agreement...
granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. The present-day municipality was formed in 1940 by unifying the three component villages. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.
Sepulchral artefacts were found in Velka Paka from the bronze age.
Landmarks
- The village has a modern cultural house and a motel.
- An important sacral historical building is the Roman Catholic St. Ladislaus church from 1317 to 1678.
Demography
In 1910, the village had 322, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants. At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 676 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 811. As of 2001, 55,62 per cent of its population was HungarianHungarians in Slovakia
Hungarians in Slovakia are the largest ethnic minority of the country, numbering 520,528 people or 9.7% of population . They are concentrated mostly in the southern part of the country, near the border with Hungary...
while 42,31 per cent was Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 74.26% of the total population.
Geography
The municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 123 metres and covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 18.356 km².
Sports
The village has a football club, named Druzstievnik F.C. Velka Pak which has an A team and a Junior Team. TheA team is in the 2. league of the western-Slovakian football Association (ZSFZ). The Junior team is in the 3 class in the ZSFZ
The junior team is full of talents:
Top Scorers In The Year 2008/2009
- 1. Csivre Adam 18. Goals /14 match.
- 2. Penzes Attila 12.Goals /13 match.
- 3. Duhaj Tamás 11 Goals/7 match
- 4. Gasparik Tamas 10 Goals/15 match
- 5. Rences Balanit 3 Goals/12 match
Top " Goal Keepers
- 1. Makki Dávid 14 Saves/5 match. (7 Goals)
- 2. Szalay János 4 Saves /7 match (11 Goals)
- 3. Andrásy David 2 Saves/5 match. (16 Goals)
- 4. Kiss Zsolt 0 Saves/3 match. (5 Goals)
Current Squad:
Goalkeepers (1):
- Makki Dávid: 235 Min
- Szalay János: 578 Min
- Andrasy Dávid: 367 Min
Defenfenders:
- 2. Horvath László 576 Min
- 3.Duhaj Tamás 'C' 599 Min
- 4.Szabó Sándor 492 Min
- 5. Svitek Adam 280 Min
- 6. Rences Bálint 678 Min
Midfielders:
- 7. Penzes Attila 685 Min
- 10. Milnak Daniel 559 Min
- 11. Sipos Dávid 179 Min
- 13. Valacsky Mihal 22 Min
Attackers:
- 8. Csivre Adam 691 Min
- 9. Gasparik Tamás 589 Min