Galanta

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Field	Value
name	Galanta
native_name
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Galantský opevnený kaštieľ II (rt-008).JPG
image_caption	Neo-Gothic castle
image_flag	Galanta-galanta-flag.svg
image_shield	Coat of arms of Galanta.png
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Trnava Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Galanta District
pushpin_map	Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Galanta in the Trnava Region##Location of Galanta in Slovakia
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Mgr. Peter Kolek
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1237
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	119
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	924 01
area_code	+421 31
registration_plate	GA
website
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Galanta (, ) is a town with 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). A pre-Hungarian origin of the settlement is documented by the Proto-Slavic nasal "ę" conserved in the name (GalaNta; compare with Czech Holetín and Holetice).

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 Neolithic. From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written record of Galanta is from 1237 in a Royal Decree by Béla IV of Hungary. Through the years, the settlement was under the lordship of various noble families including the Esterházy de Galantha and the Fekete de Galantha. Beginning in 1421, the Eszterházy family ruled the town and the surrounding area. In 1613 or 1614, Galanta was promoted to a free market town. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Galanta was part of Pozsony County. 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.

Population

It has a population of people (31 December ).

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.

Ethnicity

Religion

Features

Galanta is an old town, but most historic buildings were damaged or destroyed in World War II. During the Communist era of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989), the architecture of the town further deteriorated as historic buildings were razed and replaced by prefabricated concrete apartment complexes and other buildings.

There are two important historic buildings that remain. The first one is the Esterházys' Neo-Gothic castle, and the second one is the Renaissance castle (the two are often referred to as manor houses rather than castles). 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.

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

František Valábek (*1907 – † 1980), SDB, Roman Catholic priest end religious prisoner (sentenced to 6 years in prison).
Karol Duchoň (*1950 – †1985), Singer.

Twin towns — sister cities

Galanta is twinned with:

ITA Albignasego, Italy (2007)
CZE Mikulov, Czech Republic (2003)
HUN Paks, Hungary (1998)
HUN Tótkomlós, Hungary (1999)
HUN Kecskemét, Hungary (1998)
SVK Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia (2006)
SRB Bečej, Serbia (2001)

References

(2015-04-17). "Základná charakteristika". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Krajčovič, Rudolf. (2003). "Vlastné meno v komunikácii". Veda, Vydavateľstvo SAV.
Krajčovič, Rudolf. (2008). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (12)". Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej.
Stanislav, Ján. (1999). "Slovenský juh v stredoveku I". Národné literárne centrum.
"Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011".
(2021-01-01). "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
[https://archive.today/20121210143623/http://www.slovakia.travel/generatepdf.aspx?l=2&ami=0&smi=108010&idp=3472&tout=False History of Galanta]
KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: '' Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924)''. Bratislava : Don Bosco, 2019. {{ISBN. 978-80-8074-436-6. pp. 284–285.
"Partnerské mestá". Galanta.

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