Trnava Region

	Trnava
	Region
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Country	Slovakia
Districts	7
Seat	Trnava
- elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
- coordinates	48°22′39″N 17°35′18″E / 48.3775, 17.58833
Highest point	Záruby
- elevation	767 m (2,516 ft)
Lowest point	Little Danube near Okoč
- elevation	110 m (361 ft)
Area	4,174.2 km² (1,611.7 sq mi)
Population	561,525 (2009-12-31)
Density	135 / km² (350 / sq mi)
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
	Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
	Website: www.trnava-vuc.sk

Coordinates: 48°22′39″N 17°35′18″E / 48.3775, 17.58833

The Trnava Region (Slovak: Trnavský kraj, Hungarian: Nagyszombati járás) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.

Geography[]

It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south. The part north of the Little Carpathians is part of the Záhorie Lowland, with its two subdivisions: hilly Chvojnická pahorkatina and flat Borská nížina. In addition to these, the Myjava Hills and the White Carpathians reach into the area. The fertile Danubian Lowland is located south of the Little Carpathians, again with two subdivisions: the Danubian Flat in the south, containing river island of Žitný ostrov (Rye Island) and the Danubian Hills in the north, where it also borders the Považský Inovec range app. on the line Hlohovec - Piešťany - border with the Trenčín Region. Major rivers are the Danube on the Hungarian border, with part of the Gabčíkovo Dam, Little Danube, which creates with Danube the island of Žitný ostrov, Váh in the east, Dudváh in the centre, and Morava River in the north-west, along the Austrian and Czech borders. The region borders: Austrian Lower Austria and Czech South Moravian Region in the north-west, Trenčín Region in the north, Nitra Region in the east, Hungarian Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the south and Bratislava Region in the west.

Demographics[]

In terms of population, the region is smallest of all Slovak regions. However, the population density is 133 inhabitants per km², what is more than Slovak average (110 per km²). Largest towns are Trnava, Piešťany, Hlohovec, Dunajská Streda and Sereď. The level of urbanization is around 49%, represented by inhabitants living in 16 towns. According to the 2001 census, the region had 551,003 inhabitants, with Slovaks forming a majority (73.9%), but there is a significant Hungarian minority in the south (23.7%), forming a majority in the Dunajská Streda District (87%) and are notably represented in the Galanta District (41%). Other minorities are the Czechs and Roma (<1%).^[1]

List of districts[]

The Trnava Region consists of 7 districts:
*Trnava District
*Dunajská Streda District
*Galanta District
*Piešťany District
*Senica District
*Hlohovec District
*Skalica District

List of municipalities and towns[]

There are 249 municipalities, of which 16 are towns (in bold).

Abrahám
Báč
Baka
Baloň
Banka
Bašovce
Bellova Ves
Biely Kostol
Bílkove Humence
Bíňovce
Blahová
Blatná na Ostrove
Bodíky
Bohdanovce nad Trnavou
Boheľov
Bojničky
Boleráz
Borová
Borovce
Borský Mikuláš
Borský Svätý Jur
Brestovany
Brodské
Bučany
Buková
Cerová
Cífer
Čakany
Čáry
Častkov
Čenkovce
Červeník
Čierna Voda
Čierny Brod
Čiližská Radvaň
Dechtice
Dlhá
Dobrá Voda
Dobrohošť
Dojč
Dolná Krupá
Dolná Streda
Dolné Dubové
Dolné Lovčice
Dolné Orešany
Dolné Otrokovce
Dolné Saliby
Dolné Trhovište
Dolné Zelenice
Dolný Bar
Dolný Chotár
Dolný Lopašov
Dolný Štál
Drahovce
Dubovany
Dubovce
Ducové
Dunajská Streda
Dunajský Klátov
Dvorníky
Gabčíkovo
Galanta
Gáň
Gbely
Hlboké
Hlohovec
Holice
Holíč
Horná Krupá
Horná Potôň
Horné Dubové
Horné Mýto
Horné Orešany
Horné Otrokovce
Horné Saliby
Horné Trhovište
Horné Zelenice
Horný Bar
Hoste
Hradište pod Vrátnom
Hrnčiarovce nad Parnou
Hubice
Hubina

Hviezdoslavov
Chropov
Chtelnica
Jablonica
Jahodná
Jalšové
Janíky
Jánovce
Jaslovské Bohunice
Jelka
Jurová
Kajal
Kátlovce
Kátov
Kľačany
Kľúčovec
Kočín-Lančár
Kopčany
Koplotovce
Kostolné Kračany
Košolná
Košúty
Koválov
Koválovec
Krakovany
Kráľov Brod
Kráľovičove Kračany
Križovany nad Dudváhom
Kuklov
Kútniky
Kúty
Kvetoslavov
Kyselica
Lakšárska Nová Ves
Lehnice
Leopoldov
Letničie
Lopašov
Lošonec
Lúč na Ostrove
Macov
Mad
Madunice
Majcichov
Malé Dvorníky
Malženice
Matúškovo
Medveďov
Merašice
Mierovo
Michal na Ostrove
Mokrý Háj
Moravany nad Váhom
Moravský Svätý Ján
Mostová
Naháč
Ňárad
Nižná
Nový Život
Ohrady
Okoč
Oľdza
Opoj
Orechová Potôň
Oreské
Ostrov
Osuské
Padáň
Pastuchov
Pata
Pataš
Pavlice
Pečeňady
Petrova Ves
Piešťany
Plavecký Peter
Podbranč
Popudinské Močidľany
Povoda
Prašník
Prietrž
Prietržka
Prievaly

Pusté Sady
Pusté Úľany
Radimov
Radošovce, Skalica District
Radošovce, Trnava District
Rakovice
Ratkovce
Ratnovce
Rohov
Rohovce
Rovensko
Ružindol
Rybky
Sap
Sasinkovo
Sekule
Senica
Sereď
Siladice
Skalica
Sládkovičovo
Slovenská Nová Ves
Smolenice
Smolinské
Smrdáky
Sobotište
Sokolovce
Suchá nad Parnou
Šajdíkove Humence
Šalgočka
Šamorín
Šaštín-Stráže
Šelpice
Šintava
Šípkové
Šoporňa
Špačince
Štefanov
Šterusy
Štvrtok na Ostrove
Šúrovce
Tekolďany
Tepličky
Tomášikovo
Topoľnica
Topoľníky
Trakovice
Trebatice
Trhová Hradská
Trnava
Trnávka
Trnovec
Trstená na Ostrove
Trstice
Trstín
Unín
Váhovce
Veľká Mača
Veľká Paka
Veľké Blahovo
Veľké Dvorníky
Veľké Kostoľany
Veľké Orvište
Veľké Úľany
Veľký Grob
Veľký Meder
Veselé
Vieska
Vinohrady nad Váhom
Vlčkovce
Voderady
Vojka nad Dunajom
Vozokany
Vrádište
Vrakúň
Vrbové
Vydrany
Zavar
Zeleneč
Zemianske Sady
Zlaté Klasy
Zvončín
Žlkovce

References[]

^ POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a

Kopa, Ľudovít et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1.

External links[]

Trnavský samosprávny kraj Official website

[1] POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a

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