Záhor
Záhor (Hungarian Zahar ) is a parish in the extreme east of Slovakia with 666 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Sobrance, a part of the Košice Region.
Geography
The municipality is located in the east of the East Slovak Lowland near the right bank of the clock at the Ukrainian border. The center is located at an altitude of 109 m nm and is approximately seven kilometers (air line) and 15 km ( road distance ) of Uzhhorod in Ukraine, and 17 km ( road distance ) from the Slovak Sobrance.
Districts, there is no, but the following districts are available: Nizny koniec, Novy valal, Stary valal, Tana, Vysny koniec and Zarov.
In the municipality of highway border crossing Záhor - Uzhhorod the DIAĽNICA D1 is planned.
History
Záhor was first mentioned in 1326 as Monhgat writing, the modern name appears in 1414 in a document of the Abbey Lele as Mongath alio nomine Zahar. 1427 are listed in a directory control more than 12 Porta. The village was on the estate of Pavlovce and was in the course of the centuries following noble families: Dobo from the village Ruská, Komoróczy, Barkóczy and Berényi. 1567 there were 44 subjects - houses, but in the 17th and 18th centuries it was mainly due to a fall flight of the population. 1828 were counted 69 houses and 642 inhabitants, who were mostly employed in agriculture. 1852 there was a sugar factory in the town.
Until 1918, belonged to the lying in the county Ung place the Kingdom of Hungary and came afterwards to the newly formed Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today. 1939-1944 he was as a result of the Slovak - Hungarian War once again part of Hungary.
Population
According to the 2011 census lived in Záhor 667 inhabitants, of whom 643 Slovaks, seven Ukrainians and one Jew, Pole and Czech. 14 inhabitants did not know. 237 inhabitants belonged to the Reformed Church, 161 inhabitants of the Greek Catholic Church, 101 inhabitants to the Roman Catholic Church, Jehovah 's Witnesses 100 inhabitants, 15 inhabitants to the Orthodox Church, five inhabitants to the Evangelical Church AB and Apostolic Church and a resident the Jewish community; a resident had a different denomination. 10 residents were non-denominational and 31 inhabitants, the denomination is not determined.
Results of the census 2001 (742 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 98.52 % Slovaks
- 0.94% Ukrainians
- 0.27% Czechs
- 0.13 % Roma
After Confession:
- 25.34 % Greek Catholic
- 15.23 % Roman Catholic
- 1.89% no religious affiliation
- 1.35% orthodox
Structures
- Reformed Church in the classical style from the early 19th century