Hubice

Hubice Nemesgomba
—  village  —
Location of the village
Coordinates: 48°05′41″N 17°23′50″E / 48.09472°N 17.39722°E / 48.09472; 17.39722Coordinates: 48°05′41″N 17°23′50″E / 48.09472°N 17.39722°E / 48.09472; 17.39722
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Dunajská Streda
First written mention	1293
Named for	Nemesgomba means 'noble mushroom'
Government
– Mayor	Štefan Radics [1][2] (SMER)
Area
– Total	5.359 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2001)[3]
– Total	504
– Estimate (2008)	546
– Density	102/km2 (264.2/sq mi)
Etnicity[3]
– Hungarians	77,18 %
– Slovakians	22,02 %
Time zone	EET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	930 39
Area code(s)	+421 31

Hubice (Hungarian: Nemesgomba, Hungarian pronunciation:[’nɛmɛʃɡombɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Somorja district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.

Demography

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 504 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the villages's population as 546. As of 2001, 77,18 per cent of its population was Hungarians, while 22,02 per cent Slovakian. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 92.86% of the total population.^[3]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 5.360 km². It has a population of about 510 people.

References

1. ^ Election results 2006
2. ^ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". http://app.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html.