Košúty

Košúty
Košúty ; Nemeskosút
	Village
	Coat of arms
	Košúty Location of Košúty in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 17°39′30″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
First mentioned	1138
Government
• Mayor	Zdenka Mačicová
Area
• Total	14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,570
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Postal code	925 09
Area code(s)	0 31
Car plate	GA
Website	http://www.kosuty.sk

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

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Košúty became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1138. 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 Košúty 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 municipality lies at an elevation of 120 metres and covers an area of 14.73 km². It has a population of about 1476 people.

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

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