Matúškovo

Matúškovo
Taksony
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Galanta
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Coordinates SK 48°10′04″N 17°43′58″E / 48.16778°N 17.73278°E / 48.16778; 17.73278Coordinates: SK 48°10′04″N 17°43′58″E / 48.16778°N 17.73278°E / 48.16778; 17.73278
Area 11.95 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population 1,570 (2011)
Density 131/km2 (339/sq mi)
First mentioned 1138
Mayor Márta Mészáros
Postal code 925 01
Area code 0 31
Car plate GA
Location of Matúškovo in Slovakia
Location of Matúškovo in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Matúškovo
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.matuskovo.sk/

Matúškovo (Hungarian: Taksonyfalva) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 118 metres and covers an area of 11.954 km². It has a population of about 1938 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Matúškovo became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1138. 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 Matúškovo 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.


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