Dolný Štál

Dolny Štál (1948-1990 Slovak " Hroboňovo "; Allischtal German, Hungarian Alistál ) is a municipality in south-western Slovakia with 1898 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It belongs to Okres Dunajská Streda, a part of the Trnavský kraj.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Slovak Danube lowland on the river island Žitný ostrov. Within the area are still in some ponds. The center is located at an altitude of 112 m nm and 11 kilometers from Dunajská Streda away.

History

Dolny Štál was for the first time in 1113 as a villa Staul mentioned in writing (other sources speak of only 1255 ). It belonged to a royal estate to Bratislava Castle. The name derives probably from the Hungarian word istálló ( = stable), since once were royal stables. From the 14th century until the end of serfdom in the 19th century, the village was inhabited predominantly by members of nobility.

Until 1919 included all the places in the county Pressburg the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Award in 1938-45 they came again to Hungary. 1940, the places of Horny Štál were incorporated ( hungarian Felistál ) and clays (Hungarian tonye ).

1948-1990 was the community in honor of the Slovak poet Samo Bohdan Hroboň the name Hroboňovo.

Population

Results according to the census 2001 (1.962 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 94.19 % Magyars
• 5.40% Slovaks
• 0.15% Czechs

After Confession:

• 53.52 % Roman Catholic
• 4.69% no religious affiliation
• 0.66% Evangelical

Attractions

• Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin in the 15th century
• Reformed Church from 1786
• Monument to the Fallen of the First and Second World Wars
• Geography house of 1848 with an exhibition

Traffic

Through the town, the main road runs 63 (Bratislava - Komárno - Štúrovo ). Three kilometers outside of town is a railway station on the route Bratislava - Komárno.