Štvrtok na Ostrove
Encyclopedia
Štvrtok na Ostrove is a village
and municipality
in the Dunajská Streda District
in the Trnava Region
of south-west Slovakia
.
and is in the western part of Žitný ostrov (Csallóköz). The municipality
lies at an altitude
of 128 metres and covers an area
of 13.066 km².
At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 1679 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 1751. As of 2001, 82,85 per cent of its population was Hungarian
while 12,33 per cent was Slovakian.
As of 2001, 93,81% of the inhabitants professed Roman Catholicism.
In the thirteenth century German settlers arrived to the village called in German as Loipersdorf. The village enjoyed Royal privilege to collect tolls and in the fifteenth century it gained the status of a town and had the right to hold markets and develop crafts and trades. Today Štvrtok na Ostrove is basically agricultural.
Until the end of World War I
, 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. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.
Village
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and municipality
Municipality
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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...
.
Geography
The village is in the Danubian LowlandDanubian Lowland
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and is in the western part of Žitný ostrov (Csallóköz). The municipality
Municipality
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lies at an altitude
Altitude
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of 128 metres and covers an area
Area
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of 13.066 km².
Demography
In 1910, the village had 1228, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants.At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 1679 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 1751. As of 2001, 82,85 per cent of its population was Hungarian
Hungarians 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 12,33 per cent was Slovakian.
As of 2001, 93,81% of the inhabitants professed Roman Catholicism.
History
The earliest extant document referring to the village dates back to 1217, when it was called by it Hungarian name as Villa Ceturthuc.In the thirteenth century German settlers arrived to the village called in German as Loipersdorf. The village enjoyed Royal privilege to collect tolls and in the fifteenth century it gained the status of a town and had the right to hold markets and develop crafts and trades. Today Štvrtok na Ostrove is basically agricultural.
Until the end of World War I
World War I
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, 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. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.
Landmarks
- The village is dominated by the late Romanesque church of St Jacob which is mentioned in documents from 1333. The church was altered over the years and the most extensive modifications took place following damage caused by an earthquake in 1590.
- The cultural monuments in the village include the Holy Trinity column, the St. Florian statue of 1893, several roadside crosses and monuments to the victims of the First and Second World Wars.