Dedina Mládeže

Dedina Mládeže
Village
Dedina Mládeže Location of Dedina Mládeže within Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°56′50″N 18°00′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Komárno
Area
• Total	12.781 km2 (4.935 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population  (31 December 2005)
• Total	494
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	946 03
Area code	421-35
Car plate	KN
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Dedina Mládeže (Hungarian: Ifjúságfalva) is a village and municipality in Slovakia with a population of 514. It literally means Village of the Youth.

Geography

River Váh is located north from the town, and near the river, there is a natural area, with beautiful forests. This area has a fauna and flora, which is typical for meadow forests. In the centre of the village there are monumental buildings : the school and the town hall. One can do water sports here too.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dedina Mládeže became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. 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 territory of Dedina Mládeže 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.

The village was founded by youth volunteers building the Trať Mládeže in 1949 as a settlement within Kolárovo. In 1954, it became an independent settlement, which however also included parts of the villages Komoča, Neded and Zemné.

Accommodation

There are many typical rustic houses where one can stay for night.

Transport

• car : the village is located near the road from Kolárovo to Šaľa, and it is only 5 kilometres (3 miles) from Kolárovo
• bus : Dedina Mládeže has a bus connection with Kolárovo and Šaľa
• there was a plan to build a railway connection from Kolárovo to Neded across Dedina Mládeže, but it's still not complete