Igram ( hu, Igrám) 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, foremost ...
in the
Bratislava Region
The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first esta ...
. It is located northeast of
Senec, between the villages of
Kaplna
Kaplna ( hu, Erzsébetkápolna) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region. It is located about ten kilometres (6.25 miles) north-east of Senec on a road connecting Senec with Trnava.
History
Ar ...
and
Čataj. Currently, the village has around 550 inhabitants.
History
The first written reference to the town was made in 1244. Hungarian king
Béla IV mentioned the village, under the name Igrech, in a document in which he established a new church district. The name, which is said to have been derived from "Igrici", is an old Slavic word for musicians, had gone through several changes until it stabilized at its current form as Igram.
Between 1974 and 1990 the village was part of
Báhoň
Báhoň ( hu, Báhony) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region. The village of roughly 1,650 people is located next to Kaplná, east of Pezinok and south-west of Trnava.
History
The first w ...
.
Culture and entertainment
The village has a well known folk band, called Igramčan, founded in 1923. This band serves as the cornerstone for annual folk fests called Juniáles. In 1975, Igram founded its folk dance group, still called Igramčan. Both groups perform their shows on numerous municipal festivities.
The town also features a soccer team, which has been playing in the Slovak second-lowest Fifth division soccer league for the past several years.
Demographics
As of 2004, Igram had 539 inhabitants: 259 men and 280 women 99.6% were of Slovak ethnicity, and 92.5% were Roman Catholics. 2.1% were Evangelical Catholics, and 4.9% of inhabitants were atheist. Of the 188 houses 149 were permanently occupied.
References
External links
Official home page (in Slovak)
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Villages and municipalities in Senec District