Trnava Region

In the lower, west part of Slovakia, the Trnava region forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and north-west and the Hungarian border in the south. The part north of the Little Carpathians is part of the Záhorie Lowland, with its two subdivisions: hilly Chvojnická pahorkatina and flat Borská nížina. In addition to these, the Myjava Hills and the White Carpathians reach into the area. The fertile Danubian Lowland is located south of the Little Carpathians, again with two subdivisions: the Danubian Flat in the south, containing river island of Žitný ostrov (Rye Island) and the Danubian Hills in the north, where it also borders the Považský Inovec range app. on the line Hlohovec - Piešťany - border with the Trenčín Region. Major rivers are the Danube on the Hungarian border, with part of the Gabčíkovo Dam, Little Danube, which creates with Danube the island of Žitný ostrov, Váh in the east, Dudváh in the centre, and Morava River in the north-west, along the Austrian and Czech borders. The region borders: Austrian Lower Austria and Czech South Moravian Region in the north-west, Trenčín Region in the north, Nitra Region in the east, Hungarian Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the south and Bratislava Region in the west.

In terms of population, the region is smallest of all Slovak regions. However, the population density is 136/km² (350/sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01),[2] that is more than Slovak average (110 per km²). Largest towns are Trnava, Piešťany, Hlohovec, Dunajská Streda and Sereď. The level of urbanization is around 49%, represented by inhabitants living in 16 towns. According to the 2001 census, the region had 551,003 inhabitants, with Slovaks forming a majority (73.9%), but there is a significant Hungarian minority in the south (23.7%), forming a majority in the Dunajská Streda District (87%) and are notably represented in the Galanta District (41%). Other minorities are the Czechs and Roma (<1%).[3]

The region is quite productive in both industry and agriculture. The proximity to the capital city of Bratislava is an asset, as many Trnava residents travel daily to work there. Lately, multinational manufacturing companies such as Peugeot[4] or Samsung settled in the region.

Current governor of Trnava region is Jozef Viskupič (OĽaNO). He won with 42,9 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament :

County Council of Trnava region
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	County Council
Leadership
Governor	Jozef Viskupič, OĽaNO
Vice governors	József Berényi, Aliancia/Szövetség
	Pavol Kalman, Centre-right coalition
	Marek Neštický, Independents for better region
	Roman Sova, Centre-right coalition
Structure
Seats	40 councilors
Political groups	Administration (33)   Aliancia/Szövetség (14)   Centre-right coalition[5] (11)   Independents for better region (8) Other parties (7)   Independents (7)
Elections
Last election	4 November 2017
Meeting place
Trnava
Website
Council of Trnava region

The Trnava Region consists of 7 districts. There are 249 municipalities in the region of which 16 are towns.

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Notes

Bibliography

• Kopa, Ľudovít; et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1. {{cite book}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1701-1896 (parish B)

• Trnavský samosprávny kraj Official website
• Surnames of living people in Janovce