Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Macov

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Slovakia

District
  
Dunajská Streda

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
123 m

Local time
  
Friday 8:06 AM

Region
  
Trnava

First written mention
  
1367

Postal Code
  
930 32

Area
  
2.72 km²

Population
  
155 (2001)

Macov

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 70% Humidity

Macov (Hungarian: Macháza, [ˈmɒtshaːzɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Contents

Map of 930 32 Macov, Slovakia

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres and covers an area of 2.720 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Macov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The village was first recorded in 1367 by its Hungarian name as Machhaza. 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 1945.

Demography

Census 2011: 237 inhabitants - 106 people (45%)has slovaks, 86 (36%) Hungarians and 45 (19%) others nationality.

In 1910, the village had 142, in 2001 was 155 . The villages's population as Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 92.90% of the total population.

References

Macov Wikipedia