Záhorská Ves (previous name: ''Uhorská Ves''; ; ) is a village situated north of

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, the capital city of

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. It is part of the Malacky District and

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. The village is located on the Morava river, which forms the border between Slovakia and

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. A river ferry operates between the village and Angern an der March in Austria Záhorská Ves is the westernmost settlement in Slovakia and is located near the westernmost point in Slovakia. Opera singer

Lucia Popp Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová; 12 November 193916 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Str ...

was born there in 1939.

References

External links

Official website of Záhorská Ves
Villages and municipalities in Malacky District Austria–Slovakia border crossings {{Bratislava-geo-stub