Jahodná

Jahodná (up to 1948 Slovak " Eperjes " - 1920-1927 " Bratislavskı Eperjes "; Eperiesch German, Hungarian Pozsonyeperjes - to 1907 Eperjes ) ​​a municipality in south-western Slovakia with 1481 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2011). It belongs to Okres Dunajská Streda, a part of the Trnavský kraj.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Slovak Danube lowlands of the Little Danube, partly on the river island Žitný ostrov. The center is located at an altitude of 114 m nm and is ten kilometers from Dunajská Streda as well as 19 miles of Galanta away.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1539 as Eperyes writing and belonged first to the estate of Schintau, later of Lanschütz. 1553 Porta 10, 1828 95 houses and 679 inhabitants recorded. The inhabitants were mostly engaged in agriculture, smaller parts were carters and Müller. During the revolution of 1848/ 49 is a battle between imperial troops and Hungarian Honvéden took place in 1849 at the site.

Until 1918/19, was lying in the county of Pressburg place the Kingdom of Hungary and was then Czechoslovakia, and now Slovakia. Exception is the time of the First Vienna Award in 1938 until 1945, when the place once belonged to Hungary.

1948 to Hungarian sounding name Eperjes was changed in the Slovak Jahodná ( Slow jahoda = eper Hungarian to German strawberry).

1960-1990 the neighboring Dunajský Klátov was part of the community.

Population

Results according to the census 2001 (1.374 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 94.03 % Magyars
• 4.66% Slovaks
• 0.44% gypsy
• 0.36% Czechs

After Confession:

• 95.86 % Roman Catholic
• 2.26% no religious affiliation
• 0.36% Evangelical
• 0.22% Greek Catholic

Attractions

• Roman Catholic St. Peter and Paul Church in baroque style, built in the years 1747-50
• Water mill on the Small Danube