Galanta District (''okres Galanta'') is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the

Trnava Region The Trnava Region ( sk, Trnavský kraj, ; hu, Nagyszombati kerület; german: Tyrnauer Landschaftsverband) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It was established in 1996, before which date most of its districts were parts of Brati ...

of 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 ...

. The district lies on the lowland area. Through the district area flows River

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and its level is regulated by dam in

Kráľová nad Váhom Kráľová nad Váhom ( hu, Vágkirályfa) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers an area of 9.509 km². History In h ...

. Historically the economy of the district area had relied on agriculture, now the production of

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is of utmost importance. The district center is its largest town

Galanta Galanta ( hu, Galánta, german: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava. Etymology The name is derived from a Slavic name ''Golęta'' ( ...

and there are 36 municipalities, in three of them are towns. The Hungarian composer

Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (; hu, Kodály Zoltán, ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music ed ...

spent most of his childhood in Galanta and composed the '' Dances of Galánta'' (1933, for orchestra) based on the folk music of this region.

Municipalities

References

External links

Official site
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