Orechová Potôň
Orechová Potôň (Hungarian Diósförgepatony ) is a municipality in southwestern Slovakia. It lies on the Great Rye Island in the Danube lowland, 8 km from Dunajská Streda and about 40 km from Bratislava. Administratively, the municipality is divided into the districts of Dolna Potôň, Orechová Potôň and Orechová Potôň - Lúky.
The first written mention was made in 1397 as Gyospothon. 1808, the place was a village called Förgepatony (now also Slovak Förgeho Potôň ) combined; 1940 was added and the present district of Dolna Potôň (Hungarian Bögölypatony ). 1966-1990 was also the now independent municipality Vieska part of Orechová Potôň. Historically, the place was until 1918/1919 of county Pressburg in the Kingdom of Hungary, after which he joined the newly formed Czechoslovakia. 1938-1945, the place was made by the First Vienna Award once again part of Hungary.
The old late-classical Calvinist church (1870 ) was demolished in 1969; a new Reformed Church was built in 1977. 1998 a Roman Catholic church was built.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 1,671 inhabitants, of which 93.5 % Hungarians, 5.9% Slovaks and 0.3% Czechs.
2008/2009, the motorsport race Slovakiaring was built near the site and officially opened on 1 October 2009. It is the first purpose -built race track in his Slovakia.
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