Horný Bar

Horný Bar
Felbár
village
Location of the village
Coordinates: 47°56′50″N 17°27′48″E / 47.94722°N 17.46333°E / 47.94722; 17.46333Coordinates: 47°56′50″N 17°27′48″E / 47.94722°N 17.46333°E / 47.94722; 17.46333
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1245
Named for Baár, personal name
Government
 • Mayor István Bodó[1][2]
Area
 • Total 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
 • Total 1,075
 • Estimate (2008) 1,253
 • Density 106/km2 (270/sq mi)
Ethnicity[3]
 • Hungarians 89,21%
 • Slovakians 9,77%
Time zone UTC+1 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code 930 33
Area code(s) +421 31
Website www.hornybar.sk/hu/index.htm

Horný Bar (Hungarian: Felbár, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈfɛlbaːr]) 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 121 metres and covers an area of 11.77 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Horný Bar became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1245. 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. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 1,075 while an end-2008 estimate by the Institute of Informatics and Statistics had the villages's population as 1,253. At the 2001 census, 89.21% of its residents reported themselves as Hungarian and 9.77% as Slovakian. The 2001 Census reported Roman Catholicism being professed by 94.98% of the total population.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election results 2006 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from Institute of Informatics and Statistics the original Check |url= value (help) on 2011-02-26.

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): 1676-1912 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1823-1946 (parish B)
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