Štvrtok na Ostrove

Štvrtok na Ostrove Csallóközcsütörtök
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Coordinates: 48°06′N17°21′E / 48.10°N 17.35°E / 48.10; 17.35
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava Region
District	Dunajská Streda District
First mentioned	1240
Government
• Mayor	Péter Őry (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area [1]
• Total	13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	1,740
Ethnicity [4]
•  Hungarians	82.85 %
•  Slovaks	12.33 %
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	930 40 [2]
Area code	+421 31 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	DS
Website	www.stvrtoknaostrove.sk

Štvrtok na Ostrove (Hungarian : Csallóközcsütörtök, pronounced [ˈtʃɒlːoːkøztʃytørtøk] , formerly Csütörtök) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village is in the Danubian Lowland and is in the western part of Žitný ostrov (Csallóköz). The municipality lies at an altitude of 128 metres (420 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 13.06 km² (5.04 sq mi) (2024). ^[5]

History

In the 11th century, the territory of Štvrtok na Ostrove became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The earliest extant document about the village dates back to 1217, in which it was referred to it by its Hungarian name as Villa Ceturthuc.

In the thirteenth century German settlers arrived in the village who named it Loipersdorfin. The village enjoyed Royal privilege to collect tolls and in the fifteenth century it gained the status of a town and had the right to hold markets and develop crafts and trades. Today Štvrtok na Ostrove is a basically agricultural village.

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, Czechoslovak 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, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1624	1733	1756	1740
Difference		+6.71%	+1.32%	−0.91%

Population statistic ^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1720	1740
Difference		+1.16%

It has a population of 1740 people (31 December 2024). ^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[8] [9]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	1197	69.83%
Slovak	556	32.43%
Romani	62	3.61%
Not found out	40	2.33%
Total	1714

In year 2021 was 1714 people by ethnicity 1197 as Hungarian, 556 as Slovak, 62 as Romani, 40 as Not found out, 9 as Czech, 6 as Ukrainian, 6 as Other, 5 as Rusyn, 5 as Russian, 3 as Polish, 2 as German, 1 as Austrian, 1 as Croatian and 1 as Bulgarian.

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1332	77.71%
None	278	16.22%
Not found out	35	2.04%
Christian Congregations in Slovakia	25	1.46%
Total	1714

In year 2021 was 1714 people by religion 1332 from Roman Catholic Church, 278 from None, 35 from Not found out, 25 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 12 from Calvinist Church, 11 from Greek Catholic Church, 10 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Other, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Buddhism, 1 from Baptists Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

In 1910, the village had a population of 1228, mostly Hungarians.

At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 1679 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the village's population as 1751. As of 2001, 82.85% of its population was Hungarian while 12.33% was Slovak.

As of 2001, 93.81% of the inhabitants professed Roman Catholicism. ^[11]

Landmarks

• The village is dominated by the late Romanesque church of St James the Elder which is mentioned in documents from 1333. The church was altered over the years and the most extensive modifications took place following damage caused by the 1590 Neulengbach earthquake.
• The cultural monuments in the village include the Holy Trinity column, the St. Florian statue of 1893, several roadside crosses and monuments to the victims of the First and Second World Wars.

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
4. "Bilancia podľa národnosti a pohlavia - SR-oblasť-kraj-okres, m-v [om7002rr]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
5. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
7. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
8. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
10. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
11. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

External links

• Local news at www.parameter.sk (in Hungarian)