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Veľká Mača

Village in Slovakia

Veľká Mača Nagymácséd
Village
48°14′31″N 17°41′27″E / 48.24194°N 17.69083°E / 48.24194; 17.69083
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
First mentioned	1326
Government
• Mayor	Kosnáčová Dagmar
Area
• Total	14.81^[2] km² (5.72^[2] sq mi)
Elevation	123^[3] m (404^[3] ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,602^[1]
Postal code	925 32^[3]
Area code	+421 31^[3]
Car plate	GA
Website	http://www.velkamaca.sk/

Veľká Mača (Hungarian: Nagymácséd) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 124 metres and covers an area of 14.813 km².

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. 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 Veľká Mača 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

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,603 inhabitants. 1,982 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 529 Slovaks, 11 Roma and 81 others and unspecified.^[5]

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "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 ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)