Kajal (village)

	Kajal
	Village
	lutheran church
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Coordinates	48°11′04″N 17°47′14″E / 48.18444°N 17.78722°ECoordinates: 48°11′04″N 17°47′14″E / 48.18444°N 17.78722°E
Area	13.82 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population	1,512 (2011)
Density	109/km2 (282/sq mi)
First mentioned	1297
Mayor	Tibor Kosztolányi
Postal code	925 92
Area code	0 31
Car plate	GA
	Location of Kajal in Slovakia
	Location of Kajal in the Trnava Region
	Wikimedia Commons: Kajal
	Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
	Website: http://www.kajal.sk

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

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 121 metres and covers an area of 13.825 km². It has a population of about 1451 people.

In the 9th century, the territory of Kajal became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1297. 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 Kajal 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.

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

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