Ipeľské Predmostie

Ipeľské Predmostie ( until 1948 slovak " Hidvég "; Hungarian Ipolyhídvég or Hídvég ) is a municipality in the south of Slovakia, with 632 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011). It belongs to Okres Veľký Krtíš, a circle of the parent district Banskobystrický kraj. The name means in German " Eipel bridgehead ".

Geography

The municipality is located in the extreme west of the valley Juhoslovenská kotlina, in the lower part Ipeľská kotlina ( German Eipel - basin ) on the right bank of the Ipeľ, which is a border river here. Immediately to the north rises the hill country Krupinská planina. On the other side of Ipeľ is the Hungarian community Drégelypalánk. Ipeľské Predmostie is 10 kilometers from Šahy and 38 kilometers from Velky Krtíš.

Part of the surrounding municipal area is covered by swampy terrain ( nature reserves Ipeľské Hony and Ryžovisko ) and belongs to the Ramsar protected areas.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1252 as Hydveg writing and belonged in the Middle Ages the castle demesne Hont, former seat of the county of the same name. The population engaged in agriculture, viticulture and in the 20th century, rice cultivation. Its name refers to a bridge over the river, which was destroyed at the end of 1944.

Until 1919 the town belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and was then Czechoslovakia. On the basis of the First Vienna Award of the place was 1938-45 again in Hungary.