Vlky
Vlky (Hungarian: Vök) is a village and municipality in Senec District in the Bratislava Region, in western Slovakia.
Vlky
Vők | |
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Village | |
  Vlky Location of Vlky in the Bratislava Region  Vlky Vlky (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′30″N 17°22′00″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Bratislava |
| District | Senec |
| First mentioned | 1277 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boldizsár Fejes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 428 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 900 44 |
| Area code(s) | 421-2 |
| Car plate | SC |
| Website | http://www.vlky.sk |
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 128 metres and covers an area of 3.622 km². It has a population of 428 people (2011).
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1283. 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 Vlky 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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