Vojka nad Dunajom ( hu, Vajka, ) is a
village and
municipality in the
Dunajská Streda District in the
Trnava Region of south-west
Slovakia.
History
In the 9th century, the territory of Vojka nad Dunajom became part of the
Kingdom of Hungary.
In
historical records the
village was first mentioned in 1186.
After the
Austro-Hungarian
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army disintegrated in November 1918,
Czechoslovak and
French
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troops occupied the area, which despite the majority Hungarian populations of southern Slovakia, and without plebiscite, would later be annexed with the
Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Between 1938 and 1945 Vojka nad Dunajom once more became part of 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 town bears the name of
Vajk
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, the pagan name of
St. Stephen of Hungary, first King of
Hungary. in 2005, villagers erected a statue of the Saint in front of the local Catholic Church.
Geography
The
municipality lies at an
altitude of 123 metres and covers an
area of 8.212 km². In 2008 t had an estimated
population of 467 people.
It is situated on an
island between the (old)
Danube and the "new Danube", i.e. the Danube channel created by the
Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams.
References
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Villages and municipalities in Dunajská Streda District
Hungarian communities in Slovakia