Veľký Meder
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| Veľký Meder | |
| Nagymegyer | |
| Town | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 55.548 km² (21.447 sq mi) |
| Population | 8,968 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 161 /km² (417 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1268 |
| Mayor | Ladislav Rudický |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 932 01 |
| Phone prefix | 421-31 |
| Car plate | DS |
   Location of Veľký Meder within Slovakia
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| Website: http://www.velkymeder.sk/ | |
| Source: [1] | |
Veľký Meder (1948–1990 Čalovo, Hungarian: Nagymegyer) is a town in the Dunajská Streda District, Trnava Region in southwestern Slovakia.
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[edit] History
The first written record about Veľký Meder was in 1248 under name Villa Meger.
[edit] Ethnic groups
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 Roma/Gypsies (both 0.7%).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Municipal Statistics from the Statistical Office of the Slovak republic
[edit] External links
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