Holice, Dunajská Streda District

Holice
Gelle
village

local church

Location of the village

Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°29′01″E / 47.99694°N 17.48361°E / 47.99694; 17.48361Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°29′01″E / 47.99694°N 17.48361°E / 47.99694; 17.48361
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1245
Government
  Mayor Imre Vajas[1]
Area
  Total 23.20 km2 (8.96 sq mi)
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
  Total 1,824
  Estimate (2008) 1,889
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Ethnicity[2]
  Hungarians 96,00%
  Slovakians 3,73%
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 34
Area code(s) +421 31
Website www.egyhazgelle.sk

Holice (Hungarian: Gelle, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛllɛ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

The municipality consists of 8 formerly independent villages.

In SlovakianIn Hungarian
Kostolná Gala Egyházgelle
Stará GalaÓgelle
CséfaCséfa
ČentőfaCsentőfa
Malá BudafaKisbudafa
Veľká BudafaNagybudafa
PóšfaPósfa
BeketfaBeketfa

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 119 metres and covers an area of 23.209 km². It has a population of about 1,825 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Holice 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 Holice once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. Village Holice was created in 1940 by joining the settlements Beketfa, Kostolná Gala, Stará Gala, and Póšfa. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 1,824 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 1,889. As of 2001, 96 per cent of its population was Hungarians, while 3,73 per cent Slovakian.

See also

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

External links

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