Čenkovce
Čenkovce (Hungarian: Csenke, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɛnkɛ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. GeographyThe municipality covers an area of 5.542 km2. HistoryIn the 9th century, the territory of Čenkovce became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1240. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Čenkovce once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. DemographyIt has a population of about 814 people, of whom 740 respondents reported themselves as Hungarian and 67 as Slovak) at the 2001 census. See alsoReferences
Genealogical resourcesThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
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