Hviezdoslavov
# Hviezdoslavov

Hviezdoslavov (Hungarian: Hviezdoslavfalva, pronounced, or Vörösmajor) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

## Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 10.54 km². It has a population of about 2768 people according to 2021 census.

## History

In the 9th century, the territory of Hviezdoslavov became part of the Kingdom of Hungary.In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1921. It was founded in the same year as part of a colonisation program by which Slovak and Czech colonies were set up within the framework of official and private colonisation of areas with ethnic Hungarian majority.

## Demography

Census 2011 : recorded population of the village 612 people. 406 people (66%) are Slovaks, 86 people (14%) Hungarians and 120 (14%) others nationality.

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 66.85% of the total population, while 19.29 per cent of the respondents did not belong to any denomination

