Veľká Mača

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

Veľká Mača
Nagymácséd
Village
Veľká Mača is located in Trnava Region
Veľká Mača
Veľká Mača
Location of Veľká Mača in the Trnava Region
Veľká Mača is located in Slovakia
Veľká Mača
Veľká Mača
Location of Veľká Mača in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′31″N 17°41′27″E
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictGalanta
First mentioned1326
Government
  MayorKosnáčová Dagmar
Area
  Total14.81[1] km2 (5.72[1] sq mi)
Elevation
123[2] m (404[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total2,602[3]
Postal code
925 32[2]
Area code+421 31[2]
Car plateGA
Websitehttp://www.velkamaca.sk/

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.[4]

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. "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. "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)


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