Dolné Saliby

Village in Slovakia

Dolné Saliby Alsószeli
Village
Church of Saint John the Baptist
48°06′00″N 17°47′00″E / 48.10000°N 17.78333°E / 48.10000; 17.78333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
First mentioned	1158
Government
• Mayor	Lajos Kovács (SMK-MKP)
Area
• Total	18.68^[2] km² (7.21^[2] sq mi)
Elevation	115^[3] m (377^[3] ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,012^[1]
Postal code	925 02^[3]
Area code	+421 31^[3]
Car plate	GA
Website	https://dolnesaliby.sk/

Dolné Saliby (Hungarian: Alsószeli) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 116 metres and covers an area of 18.717 km². It has a population of about 1,957 people.

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Dolné Saliby became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1158. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County. 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 Dolné Saliby 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.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Banska Bystrica, Bytca, Kosice, Levoca, Nitra, Presov, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1678-1931 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1896 (parish A)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792-1896 (parish B)

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". 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 (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná 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.