Rajka
Appearance
Rajka Ragendorf | |
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Country | ![]() |
County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
Area | |
• Total | 52.63 km2 (20.32 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,625 |
• Density | 49.87/km2 (129.2/sq mi) |
Population by ethnicity (2011 census) | |
• Hungarians | 70.3% |
• Slovaks | 19.4% |
• Germans | 10.3% |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9224 |
Area code | 96 |
Rajka (German: Ragendorf) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, located at the Hungary-Slovakia-Austria tripoint.
The European motorway E65/E75, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings are known as Rusovce and Čunovo. Border controls ceased to be enforced when Hungary and Slovakia joined the Schengen Area on December 21, 2007.
Approximately 800 Slovaks lived in Rajka as of 2008.[1] In 2012 50% (approximately 1,500) of inhabitants were Slovaks.[2][3] Acording to the 2011 census, 70.3% of the total population was Hungarian, 19.4% Slovak and 10.3% German by ethnicity.[4]
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Rajka border checkpoint, no longer operational.
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Pre-Schengen passport exit stamp from Rajka border crossing.
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An earlier passport stamp from the same border crossing.
References
- ^ http://www.sme.sk/c/4134631/madarska-rajka-sa-uci-slovencinu.html Template:Sk icon
- ^ http://www.sme.sk/c/6577037/jobbik-vystrasila-bratislavska-kampan.html Template:Sk icon
- ^ Rajkán egyre több a szlovák állampolgár – Index, 22 February 2012. Template:Hu icon
- ^ Hungarian census 2011, Győr-Moson-Sopron county Template:Hu icon