Dolný Bar

Dolný Bar Albár
village
Location of the village
Coordinates: 47°57′57″N 17°41′11″E / 47.96583°N 17.68639°ECoordinates: 47°57′57″N 17°41′11″E / 47.96583°N 17.68639°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1245
Government
• Mayor	Oszkár Bereczk[1][2] (Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Most-Híd)
Area
• Total	8.19 km^2 (3.16 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
• Total	518
• Estimate (2008)	630
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Ethnicity[3]
• Hungarians	82,63%
• Slovakians	14,48%
Time zone	EET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	930 14
Area code(s)	+421 31
Website	www.albar.lapunk.hu

Dolný Bar (Hungarian: Albár, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒlbaːr]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 114 metres and covers an area of 8.200 km². It has a population of about 560 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dolný Bar became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1245. 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 Dolný Bar 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.

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. Election results 2006
2. Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
3. Institute of Informatics and Statistics "Institute of Informatics and Statistics" Check |url= value (help).

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Banska Bystrica, Bytca, Kosice, Levoca, Nitra, Presov, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1895 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1823-1946 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1902 (parish B)

External links

• Surnames of living people in Dolny Bar