Veľká Mača

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

Veľká Mača

Nagymácséd
Village
Veľká Mača
Location of Veľká Mača in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°14′31″N 17°41′27″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictGalanta
First mentioned1326
Government
 • MayorIstván Lancz
Area
 • Total14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,603
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Postal code
925 32
Area code(s)0 31
Car plateGA
Websitehttp://www.velkamaca.sk/

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 124 metres and covers an area of 14.813 km².

History
Slovak koruna coin features a Great Moravia cross found during an archaeological excavation at Veľká Mača[1][2]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. 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 Veľká Mača 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.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,603 inhabitants. 1,982 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 529 Slovaks, 11 Roma and 81 others and unspecified.[3]

References
  1. http://www.nbs.sk/en/banknotes-and-coins/slovak-currency/slovak-coins/10-sk
  2. http://www.nbs.sk/sk/bankovky-a-mince/eurove-mince/historia-vzniku-slovenskych-euro-minci/verejna-anketa-o-vytvarnych-navrhoch-na-slovenske-strany-eurovych-minci/anketa1/minca_03
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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