Streda nad Bodrogom

Village in Slovakia
Flag of Streda nad Bodrogom Bodrogszerdahely
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48°22′45″N 21°46′29″E / 48.37917°N 21.77472°E / 48.37917; 21.77472CountrySlovakiaRegionKošiceDistrictTrebišovFirst mentioned1270Area
 • Total22.633 km2 (8.739 sq mi)Elevation
105 m (344 ft)Population
 (2005)
 • Total2,407 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
076 31
Area code+421-56Car plateTV

Streda nad Bodrogom (Hungarian: Bodrogszerdahely) is a village in Slovakia near Trebišov in the Košice Region.

The village has the lowest altitude (94 metres (308 ft) above sea level) in Slovakia.

The village is an important archeological site (findings from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze Age, grave-mounds from the late 1st century BC, Slavic finds from the 7th and 8th century and early Magyar graves).

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1320. An old castle near the village was destroyed by imperial (Austrian) troops in 1670.

In 2001, it had a population of 2,459, of whom 1,476 were ethnic Hungarians (60.02%), 896 Slovak (36.43%) and 87 (3.53%) other, mainly Romani.


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