Váhovce

Váhovce
Váhovce ; Vága
	Village
	Váhovce Location of Váhovce in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°15′05″N 17°46′49″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
First mentioned	1259
Government
• Mayor	Ferdinand Szalay
Area
• Total	15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,080
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal code	925 54
Area code(s)	0 31
Car plate	GA
Website	http://www.vahovce.sk/

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

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 130 metres and covers an area of 15.975 km². It has a population of about 2070 people.

In the 9th century, the territory of Váhovce became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1259. 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 Váhovce 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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