Vozokany, Galanta District

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

The municipality lies at an altitude of 115 metres (377 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 12.89 km² (4.98 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

In the 9th century, the territory of Vozokany became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1240. 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 Vozokany 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 1089 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 1121 people by ethnicity 826 as Hungarian, 289 as Slovak, 50 as Not found out, 14 as Romani, 6 as Czech, 2 as English and 1 as Ukrainian.

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 1121 people by religion 784 from Roman Catholic Church, 215 from None, 64 from Not found out, 28 from Evangelical Church, 10 from Calvinist Church, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Other.