Veľká Mača (Hungarian: Nagymácséd) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
Veľká Mača Nagymácséd | |
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Village | |
  Veľká Mača Location of Veľká Mača in the Trnava Region  Veľká Mača Location of Veľká Mača in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′31″N 17°41′27″E / 48.24194°N 17.69083°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Galanta |
| First mentioned | 1326 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kosnáčová Dagmar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.81[2] km2 (5.72[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123[3] m (404[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,602[1] |
| Postal code | 925 32[3] |
| Area code | +421 31[3] |
| Car plate | GA |
| Website | http://www.velkamaca.sk/ |
Geography
The municipality lies at an elevation of 124 metres and covers an area of 14.813 km².
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Pozsony County within the Kingdom of Hungary.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 Veľká Mača 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.
Population
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,603 inhabitants. 1,982 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 529 Slovaks, 11 Roma and 81 others and unspecified.[5]