Bernolákovo ( hu, Cseklész, german: Lanschütz, former Slovak names: ''Čeklís'', ''Čeklýs'') is a
village
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and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in western
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
in
Senec District
Senec District (''okres Senec'') is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. It had been established in 1996. The district is largely a bedroom community for Bratislava and is also known for its recreational possibilities, foremos ...
The German name ''Lanschütz'' comes from Slavic/ Slovak ''Lǫžnica''.
Proto-Slavic
Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium B.C. through the 6th ...
riparian forest
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Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered chann ...
. The Slovaks later adopted Hungarian name ''Cseklész'' (Čeklís). It was given its current name after
World War II
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and is named after
Anton Bernolák
Anton Dif Bernolák; hu, Bernolák Antal; 3 October 1762 – 15 January 1813) was a Slovak linguist and Catholic priest, and the author of the first Slovak language standard.
Life
He was born as the second child to a lower noble family in the ...
.
Demography
Over the course of 2010s, the village experienced fast growth due to the proximity to Bratislava. The 2021 census has found the number of houses increased sharply from 1,773 in 2011 to 3,724 in 2021, representing the fastest growth rate out of all municipalities in Slovakia. The new housing construction was associated with the fast growth of population from less than 6,000 inhabitants in 2011 to the current population of more than 9,000.
Population by nationality:
* Ján Popluhár, Slovak football player
* Laco Déczi, Slovak-American jazz trumpeter and composer
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): 1687-1930 (parish A)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)