Galanta

Coordinates: 48°11′20″N 17°43′35″E / 48.18889°N 17.72639°E / 48.18889; 17.72639
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Galanta
Galánta
Town
Neo-Gothic castle
Neo-Gothic castle
Car plate
GA
Websitewww.galanta.sk

Galanta (Hungarian: Galánta, German: Gallandau) is a town (about 15,000 inhabitants) in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

Etymology

The name is derived from a Slavic name Golęta (initially a collective name of a youth group selected from a kin and responsible for guarding).

Proto-Slavic nasal "ę" conserved in the name (GalaNta; compare with Czech Holetín and Holetice).[6]

Geography

Galanta lies in the Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina), the warm southern part of Slovakia. There are many agricultural fields around Galanta, where wheat, corn, and other vegetables and fruits are grown.

History

The area around Galanta has been inhabited almost continuously since the

Eszterházy family ruled the town and the surrounding area. In 1613 or 1614, Galanta was promoted to a free market town. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918/1920, the town became part of the newly created Czechoslovakia. As a result of the First Vienna Award, it returned to Hungary between 1938 and 1945. On 31 March 1945, Galanta was captured by troops of the Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
and became again part of Czechoslovakia.

Features

Galanta is an old town where most historical buildings have unfortunately been damaged or destroyed in

Esterházys' Neo-Gothic Castle and the second one is the Renaissance castle (the two are often referred to as manor houses rather than castles).[7]
The Esterházys' Neo-Gothic Castle is in a state of disrepair and has been closed to the public since the late 1980s. The Renaissance castle was renovated in the 1990s and is being used as a museum, exhibition space and cultural center.

Demographics

According to the 2021

In 1910, 89.6% of the population reported Hungarian as primary language, 6.2% Slovak, 3.5% German or Yiddish. The religious make-up was 65.3% Roman Catholic, 32.4% Jewish and 1.3% Lutheran.

Notable citizens

The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály spent most of his childhood in this town and composed the Dances of Galánta (1933, for orchestra) based on the folk music of this region.

Famous people

Twin towns — sister cities

Galanta is

twinned with:[10]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. .
  5. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2008). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (12)". Kultúra slova (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 339.
  6. .
  7. ^ History of Galanta
  8. ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  9. . pp. 284–285.
  10. ^ "Partnerské mestá". galanta.sk (in Slovak). Galanta. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

External links

Media related to Galanta at Wikimedia Commons