Čakany (Hungarian: Pozsonycsákány, lit.'Pressburg pickaxe', pronounced [ˈpoʒoɲtʃaːkaːɲ]; German: Knitteldorf) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Čakany
Pozsonycsákány
village
Church of Saint Michael
Church of Saint Michael
Čakany is located in Slovakia
Čakany
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 17°21′40″E / 48.11667°N 17.36111°E / 48.11667; 17.36111
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictDunajská Streda
First written mention1254
Named forCsákány means pickaxe, Pozsony means Pressburg
Government
 • MayorLívia Bugár[2]
Area
 • Total11.18[3] km2 (4.32[3] sq mi)
Elevation
125[4] m (410[4] ft)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total630[1]
 • Estimate 
(2008)
584
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians86,27%
 • Slovaks10,70
Time zoneUTC+1 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code
930 40[4]
Area code+421 31[4]
Websitewww.cakany.sk

History

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In the 11th century, the territory of Čakany became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. 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 Čakany 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
  6. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1729-1925 (parish B))
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1880-1895 (parish B)
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