Horné Mýto

Horné Mýto Felsővámos
village
Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°00′37″N 17°45′16″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1406
Named for	Mýto and Vámos refer to "customs"
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Eduárd Zalka (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area
• Total	12.10[4] km^2 (4.67[4] sq mi)
Elevation	113[5] m (371[5] ft)
Population  (2021)[6]
• Total	903[1]
• Estimate  (2008)	981
Ethnicity [6]
• Hungarians	85.19%
• Slovaks	12.6%
Time zone	UTC+1 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code	930 13[5]
Area code	+421 31[5]
Website	www.hornemyto.sk

Horné Mýto (Hungarian: Felsővámos, pronounced [ˈfɛlʃøːvaːmoʃ], until 1899 Vámosfalu) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of southwest Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 12.107 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Horné Mýto became part of the Great Moravia. In 11th it was within Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1406. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops liberated the whole area of southern Slovakia including the village. This was confirmed with victory powers France, Great Britain and USA. After Hungary forced to agree and sign the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it recognized officially the village as part of Czechoslovakia and fell within Bratislava County until 1927. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award returned the area to Hungary due to the Hungarian majority. After the occupation of soviets, they gave back the village to the Czechoslovakians. After WWII, First Vienna Award has been declared as never-valid agreement, confirming illegality of Hungarian occupation. After anti-nazi army liberated area in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947. In 1960, it was unified with the neighboring Trhová Hradská (Vásárút) under the name of Trhové Mýto, however, since 1990, both have formed independent municipalities again.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 969 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 981. As of 2001, 97.21% of its population were Hungarians, while 2.48% were Slovaks.

According to the 2021 census, the village population has decreased to 905 people. The share of Hungarians was 85.19% and the share of Slovaks 12.6%.^[8]

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 96.18% of the total population.^[6]

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

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. Election results 2006 Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
3. Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. "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.
5. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
6. "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
7. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
8. "Obyvateľstvo podľa národnosti a ďalšej národnosti v SR k 1. 1. 2021". gis.scitanie.sk. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1669-1895 (parish B)

External links

• Surnames of living people in Horne Myto