Veľké Úľany
Nagyfödémes
Village
Church in the village
Church in the village
Flag of Veľké Úľany
Flag
Veľké Úľany is located in Slovakia
Veľké Úľany
Veľké Úľany
Location of Veľké Úľany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°10′00″N 17°34′29″E / 48.16667°N 17.57472°E / 48.16667; 17.57472
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictGalanta
First mentioned1221
Government
 • MayorFerenc Gőgh
Area
 • Total41.85[1] km2 (16.16[1] sq mi)
Elevation
119[2] m (390[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,780[3]
Postal code
925 22[2]
Area code+421 31[2]
Car plateGA
Websitewww.ulany.sk

Veľké Úľany (Hungarian: Nagyfödémes) is a large village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 123 metres and covers an area of 14.856 km². The village is located around 12 km west of Galanta.

Parts of the village

  • Lencsehely
  • Nové Osady
  • Ekoosada

Street names

  • Bágrová
  • Hlavná
  • Kaplnská
  • Kováčska
  • Kpt. Nálepku
  • Jazerná
  • Mlynská
  • Leninová
  • Júliusa Fučíka
  • Krížná
  • Piesková
  • Robotnícka
  • Školská
  • Štefana Majora
  • Zoltána Fábryho
  • Záhradnícka
  • Úzka
  • Sadová
  • Nová

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221 as Fudemus. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Veľké Úľany once more became part of Miklós Horthy's 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.

Population

It has a population of about 4,500 people, in majority ethnic Hungarians.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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