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Boldog, Slovakia

Coordinates: 48°16′0″N 17°26′0″E / 48.26667°N 17.43333°E / 48.26667; 17.43333
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Boldog or Pozsonyboldogfa (in Slovak: Boldog, in Hungarian: Pozsonyboldogfa) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 124 metres and covers an area of 4.496km². It has a population 428 about people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Boldog was part of Great Moravia, from 1026 part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1245. 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 Boldog 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.

Demography

Population by nationality:

Nationality 1991 2001 2011
Hungarians 79.80% 70.30% 56,07%
Slovaks 18.20% 24.50% 37,38%
Czechs 1% 1.8% 0,2%
Englisch 0,70%

External links/Sources

48°16′0″N 17°26′0″E / 48.26667°N 17.43333°E / 48.26667; 17.43333