Dolný Chotár

Dolný Chotár
Alsóhatár
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Galanta
Elevation 114 m (374 ft)
Coordinates 48°00′01″N 17°52′02″E / 48.00028°N 17.86722°E / 48.00028; 17.86722Coordinates: 48°00′01″N 17°52′02″E / 48.00028°N 17.86722°E / 48.00028; 17.86722
Area 13.58 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population 403 (2011)
Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
First mentioned 1960
Mayor Ferenc Dora
Postal code 925 41
Area code 0 31
Car plate GA
Location of Dolný Chotár in Slovakia
Location of Dolný Chotár in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Dolný Chotár
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Dolný Chotár (Hungarian: Alsóhatár) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 110 metres and covers an area of 13.882 km². It has a population of about 205 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dolný Chotár became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1960. 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 Chotár 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.


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