Záhorská Ves

Záhorská Ves ( Slovak to 1948 " Uhorska Ves " - to 1927 " Uhorska Ves pri Morava "; Ungeraiden German, Hungarian Magyarfalu - to 1882 Magyarfalva ) is a municipality in the extreme west of Slovakia. It lies directly on the border with Austria at the March, compared with Angern an der March, about 15 km from Malacky and 35 km from Bratislava.

The church was first mentioned in 1301, then again in 1557 however only appears in the records. In the second half of the 16th century, Croatian colonists settled in the town. 1870 a sugar factory was opened, she was temporarily the largest in the world and was closed in 1947.

Between Angern and the community there is a border crossing, this is served by a car ferry, which translates vehicles up to a gross vehicle weight of 7.5 tons.

There is also the westernmost point of Slovakia. It is located on a meander of March, at the following coordinates: 48 ° 22 ' 50 " N, 16 ° 49' 59" O48.38055555555616.833194444444. The distance to the easternmost point near Nová Sedlica on a slope of mountain Kremenec is about 428 km ( straight line ).

Personalities

Lucia Popp (1939-1993), soprano