Dolný Chotár

Dolný Chotár (Hungarian: Alsóhatár) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 110 metres (360 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 13.88 km² (5.36 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

In the 9th century, the territory of Dolný Chotár became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1960. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945, Dolný Chotár once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then, it has been part of Slovakia.

It has a population of 344 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 361 people by ethnicity 180 as Hungarian, 177 as Slovak, 13 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Serbian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 361 people by religion 153 from Roman Catholic Church, 124 from None, 31 from Not found out, 30 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 5 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 4 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Baptists Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Islam and 1 from Other.