Streda nad Bodrogom
| Streda nad Bodrogom Bodrogszerdahely | |||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||
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| Region | Košice | ||
| District | Trebišov | ||
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | SK 48°22′45″N 21°46′29″E / 48.37917°N 21.77472°ECoordinates: SK 48°22′45″N 21°46′29″E / 48.37917°N 21.77472°E | ||
| Area | 22.633 km2 (8.74 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,407 (2005-12-31) | ||
| Density | 106 / km2 (275 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1270 | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 076 31 | ||
| Area code | +421-56 | ||
| Car plate | TV | ||
   Location of Streda nad Bodrogom in Slovakia
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  Location of Streda nad Bodrogom in the Košice Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |||
Streda nad Bodrogom (Hungarian: Bodrogszerdahely) is a village in Slovakia near Trebišov in the Košice Region.
The village has the lowest altitude (94 m above sea level) in Slovakia.
The village is an important archeological site (findings from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze Age, grave-mounds from the late 1st century BC, Slavic finds from the 7th and 8th century, early Magyar graves).
The first written mention of the village dates back to 1320. An old castle near the village was destroyed by imperial (Austrian) troops in 1670.
In 2001 it had a population of 2459, of whom 1476 were ethnic Hungarians (60.02%), 896 Slovak (36.43%) and 87 (3.53%) other, mainly Romani.
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