The name is derived from the name of the ancient HungarianMegyer tribe.[6]
GeographyEdit
Veľký Meder lies in the eastern part of Great Rye Island, on the western border of historical Komárom County, around 20 km southeast of Dunajská Streda and 35 km northwest of Komárno. Administratively, the town belongs to the Trnava Region, Dunajská Streda District. The town is renowned for its thermal spring.
HistoryEdit
In the 9th century, the territory of Veľký Meder became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written record about Veľký Meder was in 1248 under name Villa Meger. The population of the town has been predominantly Hungarian at least since the Middle Ages. In the Middle and Modern Ages, the settlement was a little market town in the western part of Komárom county. In 1466, Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus gave the town privileges. During the period of 1914-18 (World war I), near the town's railway station, was the location of the Austro-Hungarian death camp Kriegsgefangenenlager Nagymegyer. The Serbian cemetery in Veľký Meder has mass graves and monument to 5,153 Serb and Montenegrin war prisoners who died in the Kriegsgefangenenlager Nagymegyer, Austro-Hungarian POW camp. 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 Veľký Meder 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.
Ethnic groupsEdit
According to the 2001 census, the most dominant group in the town are the Hungarians (84.6%), next are the Slovaks (13.5%), and there are small minorities of Czechs and Romani (both 0.7%).[5]
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veľký, meder, 1948, 1990, Čalovo, hungarian, nagymegyer, yiddish, magendorf, town, dunajská, streda, district, trnava, region, southwestern, slovakia, nagymegyertowntownhallcoat, armsetymology, great, megyer, deriving, from, name, ancient, hungarian, megyer, t. Veľky Meder 1948 1990 Calovo Hungarian Nagymegyer Yiddish Magendorf is a town in the Dunajska Streda District Trnava Region in southwestern Slovakia Veľky Meder NagymegyerTownTownhallCoat of armsEtymology Great Megyer deriving from the name of the ancient Hungarian Megyer tribeVeľky MederLocation of Veľky Meder in Trnava RegionShow map of Trnava RegionVeľky MederLocation of Veľky Meder within SlovakiaShow map of SlovakiaCoordinates 47 51 23 N 17 46 14 E 47 85639 N 17 77056 E 47 85639 17 77056CountrySlovakiaRegionTrnavaDistrictDunajska StredaFirst mentioned1268Area Total55 54 2 km2 21 44 2 sq mi Elevation112 3 m 367 3 ft Population 2021 Total8 348 1 Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code932 01 3 Area code 421 31 3 Car plateDSWebsitehttp www velkymeder sk Source 5 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Ethnic groups 5 Twin towns sister cities 6 References 7 External linksEtymology EditThe name is derived from the name of the ancient Hungarian Megyer tribe 6 Geography EditVeľky Meder lies in the eastern part of Great Rye Island on the western border of historical Komarom County around 20 km southeast of Dunajska Streda and 35 km northwest of Komarno Administratively the town belongs to the Trnava Region Dunajska Streda District The town is renowned for its thermal spring History EditIn the 9th century the territory of Veľky Meder became part of the Kingdom of Hungary The first written record about Veľky Meder was in 1248 under name Villa Meger The population of the town has been predominantly Hungarian at least since the Middle Ages In the Middle and Modern Ages the settlement was a little market town in the western part of Komarom county In 1466 Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus gave the town privileges During the period of 1914 18 World war I near the town s railway station was the location of the Austro Hungarian death camp Kriegsgefangenenlager Nagymegyer The Serbian cemetery in Veľky Meder has mass graves and monument to 5 153 Serb and Montenegrin war prisoners who died in the Kriegsgefangenenlager Nagymegyer Austro Hungarian POW camp 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 Veľky Meder once more became part of Miklos 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 Ethnic groups EditAccording to the 2001 census the most dominant group in the town are the Hungarians 84 6 next are the Slovaks 13 5 and there are small minorities of Czechs and Romani both 0 7 5 Twin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia Veľky Meder is twinned with 7 nbsp Cacak Serbia nbsp Debica Poland nbsp Dobruska Czech Republic nbsp Bacsalmas Hungary nbsp Kapuvar Hungary nbsp Tapiogyorgye HungaryReferences Edit Pocet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia obce rocne www statistics sk in Slovak Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic 2022 03 31 Retrieved 2022 03 31 a b Hustota obyvateľstva obce om7014rr ukaz Rozloha Stvorcovy meter www statistics sk in Slovak Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic 2022 03 31 Retrieved 2022 03 31 a b c d Zakladna charakteristika www statistics sk in Slovak Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic 2015 04 17 Retrieved 2022 03 31 a b Hustota obyvateľstva obce www statistics sk in Slovak Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic 2022 03 31 Retrieved 2022 03 31 a b Archived copy Archived from the original on May 13 2007 Retrieved May 13 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic Hladky Juraj Zavodny Andrej 2014 Slovansko slovenske kulturologicke fenomeny v starej slovenskej toponymii na materiali Zitneho ostrova The Slavic Slovak Culturogical Phenomena in Older Slovak Toponyms Studia Slovakistica Slovacka filologiya v Ukrayini PDF in Slovak Uzhhorod Vidavnictvo O Garkushi Partnerske mesta velkymeder sk in Slovak Veľky Meder Retrieved 2019 09 05 External links EditTown website Nagymegyer Hungary now Vel ky Meder Slovakia ShtetLink JewishGen org Spectacular Slovakia travelguide Veľky Meder From under the ground nbsp This Trnava Region geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veľky Meder amp oldid 1148960508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
