Trnovec nad Váhom

Trnovec nad Váhom (Hungarian: Tornóc) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 116 metres (381 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 32.53 km² (12.56 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Until 1918 the area was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. By the Treaty of Trianon the area was awarded to the newly formed state of Czechoslovakia. Between 1938 and 1945 Trnovec nad Váhom 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 2757 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 2784 people by ethnicity 2160 as Slovak, 372 as Hungarian, 328 as Not found out, 20 as Czech, 10 as Romani, 10 as Other, 4 as Rusyn, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Serbian, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Italian and 1 as Russian.

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 2784 people by religion 1352 from Roman Catholic Church, 930 from None, 324 from Not found out, 74 from Evangelical Church, 35 from Calvinist Church, 19 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 19 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Ad hoc movements, 5 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Hinduism, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,652 inhabitants. 2,018 of inhabitants were Slovaks, 469 Hungarians, 16 Czechs and 149 others and unspecified.^[10]

Famous people born in the village include Peter Andruška a poet and Eduard Kukan politician. Emmerich Weisz an eminent Cloth Merchant who moved to Vienna and finally to London to found the WM Woollen Export Co. LTD. Emerich Weisz had 11 brothers and sisters. His mother died when he was 11 years old and after his father remarried, he was brought up by his eldest sister. He was of Jewish descent. In his youth he played football for the MTK club in Budapest, moving to Vienna to found his company Emerich Weisz. In 1936 he founded WM Woollen Export Co Ltd in London hoping to escape the developing antisemitism in Austria. The Anschluss in Austria forced him to emigrate to the UK in 1937. Emerich and Emily Weisz had one daughter Olga who had four children and they adopted their first born Grandson Brian Weisz in 1946. Brian bought the business in 1974 after his Grandmother retired. Brian sold the business in 2004. Emerich Weisz was born in 1891 and died in London 21st Oct 1963.

The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch.

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