Trnava Region

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Trnava Region
Trnavský kraj
Region
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Flag of Trnava Region
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Coat of arms of Trnava Region
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Location of Trnava Region
CountryFile:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
CapitalTrnava
Government
 • BodyCounty Council of Trnava Region
 • GovernorJozef Viskupič (sk) (PS)
Area
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 • Total
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Highest elevation
767 m (2,516 ft)
Lowest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
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 • Total
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GDP
[3]
 • Total€9.134 billion (2016)
 • Per capita€16,298 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSK-TA
Websitetrnava-vuc.sk

The Trnava Region (Slovak: Trnavský kraj, pronounced [ˈtr̩nawskiː ˈkraj]; Hungarian: Nagyszombati kerület; German: Tyrnauer Landschaftsverband) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.[4] It was established in 1996, before which date, most of its districts were parts of Bratislava Region which was established on the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1923. It consists of 251 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. It is the second most densely populated region in Slovakia.[5]

Geography

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In the lower, west part of Slovakia, the Trnava region forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and north-west and the Hungarian border in the south.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970485,316—    
1980526,906+8.6%
1991541,992+2.9%
2001551,003+1.7%
2011554,741+0.7%
2021566,008+2.0%
Source: Censuses[10][11]
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Population statistic (10 years)[12]
Year
Count
Difference
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Population statistic[12]
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Ethnicity

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Religion

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Economy

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The region is quite productive in both industry and agriculture. The proximity to the capital city of Bratislava is an asset, as many Trnava residents travel daily to work there.[14] Lately, multinational manufacturing companies such as Peugeot[15] or Samsung, Schäffler, ZF Slovakia, Vaillant Industrial and Bekaert settled in the region.[8]

Politics

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The current governor of the Trnava region is Jozef Viskupič (PS; formerly OĽaNO).[16] He won with 42,9 % of the vote. In the 2017 elections to the regional parliament the results were as follows:

County Council of Trnava region
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesCounty Council
Leadership
Governor
Structure
Seats40
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Political groups
  Alliance (14)
  Independent group (8)
  Centre-right group (8)[17]
  Mayors and specialists (5)
  Piešťany group (5)
Elections
Last election
29 October 2022
Meeting place
Trnava
Website
County Council of Trnava region

Administrative division

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The Trnava Region consists of 7 districts: Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Hlohovec, Piešťany, Senica, Skalica and Trnava. There are 251 municipalities in the region of which 16 are towns.[16]

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Places of interest

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See also

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References

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Bibliography
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Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1701-1896 (parish B)
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