Time zone EET (UTC+1) Elevation 126 m Population 337 (2001) Named for Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav | First written mention 1921 Postal Code 930 41 Area 10.5 km² Local time Friday 1:33 PM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Hviezdoslavov (Hungarian: Hviezdoslavfalva , [ˈhviɛdoʃlɒvfɒlvɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
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Map of 930 41 Hviezdoslavov, Slovakia
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 10.540 km². It has a population of about 337 people.
History
In the 9th century, the territory of Hviezdoslavov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary.In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1921. It was fouunded in the same year as part of a colonisation program by which Slovak and Czech colonies were set up within the framework of official and private colonisation of areas with ethnic Hungarian majority.
Demography
Census 2011 : recorded population of the village 612 people. 406 people (66%) has slovaks, 86 people (14%) Hungarians and 120 (14%) others nationality.
Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 66.85% of the total population, while 19,29 per cent of the respondents did not belong to any denomination