Čiližská Radvaň (, ) is a

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and

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in the Dunajská Streda District in the

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of south-west

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Geography

The municipality lies at an

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of 113 metres and covers an

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of 21.412 km². It has a

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of about 1,277 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Čiližská Radvaň became part of the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

. The first mention of the village is from 1252 when it is mentioned in the Zobor Abbey's land-registration as Villa Rodovan and Roduan. Until 1918, it belonged to

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. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area. After the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (; ; ; ), often referred to in Hungary as the Peace Dictate of Trianon or Dictate of Trianon, was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference. It was signed on the one side by Hungary ...

of 1920, it became officially part of

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and fell within Bratislava County until 1927. In November 1938, the

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granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.

Demography

According to the 2001 census, its total population was 1218, of whom 95,40% of the respondents reported themselves as Hungarian.

Calvinist church

The church of the village was first mentioned in a local legend, according to which the wife of King

Béla IV of Hungary Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of Andrew II of Hungary, King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group ...

, being chased by Tartars, allegedly gave birth to a baby in a hedge near this church. The child was said to be baptized in the church. After this occasion, the king gave a privilege for the inhabitants of Radvány according to which, on entering the church, villagers from Radvány were entitled to use a gate different from the one that people from other villages had to use. Originally, the church was built in Romanesque style which is proved by the remains of murals. However in the registration made upon the order of cardinal Peter Pázmány in the 17th century, the church was mentioned as a gothic church. Since the reformation era, the church has belonged to the Calvinist community. The church was burned down and rebuilt several times. The last significant renovation took place in 1908 after a combustion when the church was rebuilt in neoclassical style. The current furniture in the church is composed of benches and the organ-loft made in neoclassical style, and the neobaroque pulpit. The furniture and the front-door were made by local masters. The church is being reconstructed at the moment. During these works a walled up door turned up again from under the old plaster.

Twin towns – sister cities

Čiližská Radvaň is twinned with: * Kisbajcs, Hungary * Reci, Romania

Gallery

File:Csilizradvány13.JPG, Primary school File:Csilizradvány12.JPG, Street view File:Csilizradvány31.JPG, World War I heroes monument File:Csilizradvány17.JPG, Reed thatched roof

References

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): 1872-1898 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1804-1902 (parish A)

External links

Csirizke Children Folk Dance Group
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cilizska Radvan Villages and municipalities in Dunajská Streda District Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language