Baka, Slovakia

Baka
Municipality
Flag of Baka
Flag
Baka is located in Trnava Region
Baka
Baka
Location of Baka in the Trnava Region
Baka is located in Slovakia
Baka
Baka
Location of Baka in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°54′00″N 17°32′00″E / 47.90000°N 17.53333°E / 47.90000; 17.53333
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictDunajská Streda District
First mentioned1264
Government
 • MayorErzsébet Csizik
Area
 • Total
19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
1,137
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians92.50%
 • Slovaks6.95%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
930 04
Area code+421 31
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)DS
Websitewww.obecbaka.sk

Baka (Hungarian: Baka, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒkɒ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

It has a football club, the FC BAKA.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 115 metres (377 ft) and covers an area of 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi) (2025).

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Baka became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. 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 Baka 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.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)
Year1995200520152025
Count1126111910961137
Difference −0.62% −2.05% +3.74%
Population statistic
Year20242025
Count11301137
Difference+0.61%

It has a population of 1137 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+%)
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian97986.17%
Slovak16114.17%
Not found out524.57%
Total1136

In year 2021 was 1136 people by ethnicity 979 as Hungarian, 161 as Slovak, 52 as Not found out, 3 as Other, 2 as Serbian, 1 as Czech, 1 as German, 1 as Bulgarian and 1 as English.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+%)
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church93181.95%
None1089.51%
Not found out474.14%
Greek Catholic Church141.23%
Calvinist Church121.06%
Total1136

In year 2021 was 1136 people by religion 931 from Roman Catholic Church, 108 from None, 47 from Not found out, 14 from Greek Catholic Church, 12 from Calvinist Church, 8 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from Other, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Islam and 1 from United Methodist Church.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Local election results 2006 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Local election results 2010 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
  7. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  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. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.