Horná Potôň

Horná Potôň Felsőpatony
village
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°02′00″N 17°29′00″E / 48.03333°N 17.48333°E / 48.03333; 17.48333Coordinates: 48°02′00″N 17°29′00″E / 48.03333°N 17.48333°E / 48.03333; 17.48333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1250
Government
• Mayor	Tivadar Sidó^[1]^[2]
Area
• Total	28,365 km² (10,952 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population (2001)^[3]
• Total	1,867
• Estimate (2008)	1,872
• Density	66/km² (170/sq mi)
Ethnicity^[3]
• Hungarians	93,86%
• Slovakians	5,61
Time zone	EET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	930 36
Area code(s)	+421 31
Website	Village website

Horná Potôň (Hungarian: Felsőpatony, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈfɛlʃøːpɒtoɲ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1250. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. Under the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became officially part of Czechoslovakia and fell within Bratislava County until 1927. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. In 1940, Lögérpatony (Horná Potôň) and Benkepatony (Benkova Potôň) were unified, since it has been called in Hungarian as Felsőpatony, while in Slovakian Horná Potôň. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947. In 1960, Čečinska Potôň (Csécsénypatony) was also attached to the village.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 120 metres and covers an area of 28.365 km². It has a population of about 1,762 people.

References

↑ Election results 2006
↑ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
1 2 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, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1728-1899 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1912 (parish B)

External links

Surnames of living people in Horna Poton

Municipalities of Dunajská Streda District

Dunajská Streda Šamorín Veľký Meder Báč Baka Baloň Bellova Ves Blahová Blatná na Ostrove Bodíky Boheľov Čakany Čenkovce Čiližská Radvaň Dobrohošť Dolný Bar Dolný Štál Dunajský Klátov Gabčíkovo Holice Horná Potôň Horné Mýto Horný Bar Hubice Hviezdoslavov Jahodná Janíky Jurová Kľúčovec Kostolné Kračany Kráľovičove Kračany Kútniky Kvetoslavov Kyselica Lehnice Lúč na Ostrove Macov Mad Malé Dvorníky Medveďov Michal na Ostrove Mierovo Nový Život Ňárad Ohrady Okoč Oľdza Orechová Potôň Padáň Pataš Povoda Rohovce Sap Štvrtok na Ostrove Topoľníky Trhová Hradská Trnávka Trstená na Ostrove Veľká Paka Veľké Blahovo Veľké Dvorníky Vieska Vojka nad Dunajom Vrakúň Vydrany Zlaté Klasy

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