Okoč

Okoč
Ekecs
Municipality
Flag of Okoč
Flag
Coat of arms of Okoč
Coat of arms
Okoč is located in Trnava Region
Okoč
Okoč
Location of Okoč in the Trnava Region
Okoč is located in Slovakia
Okoč
Okoč
Location of Okoč in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°53′N 17°49′E / 47.88°N 17.82°E / 47.88; 17.82
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictDunajská Streda District
First mentioned1268
Government
 • MayorLászló Polák
Area
 • Total
63.42 km2 (24.49 sq mi)
Elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
3,659
Ethnicity
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
930 28
Area code+421 31
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)DS
Websitewww.okoc.sk

Okoč (Hungarian: Ekecs, pronounced [ˈɛkɛtʃ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

The municipality comprises the following villages and manors:

In SlovakIn Hungarian
Opatovský SokolecApácaszakállas
AsódAszódpuszta
Jánošíkovo na OstroveBéle
OkočEkecs
Nový GoľášGólyás
Veľký SekNagyszegmajor
DropieTúzokpuszta
ViharošViharos

Population

Population statistic (10 years)
Year1995200520152025
Count3627375636253659
Difference +3.55% −3.48% +0.93%
Population statistic
Year20242025
Count36613659
Difference−0.05%

It has a population of 3659 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+%)
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian324487.58%
Slovak41211.12%
Not found out2155.8%
Total3704

In year 2021 was 3704 people by ethnicity 3244 as Hungarian, 412 as Slovak, 215 as Not found out, 19 as Romani, 6 as Czech, 4 as Vietnamese, 4 as German, 3 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Polish.

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 Church160543.33%
None90724.49%
Calvinist Church90224.35%
Not found out1524.1%
Greek Catholic Church491.32%
Evangelical Church481.3%
Total3704

In year 2021 was 3704 people by religion 1605 from Roman Catholic Church, 907 from None, 902 from Calvinist Church, 152 from Not found out, 49 from Greek Catholic Church, 48 from Evangelical Church, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 6 from Buddhism, 4 from Old Catholic Church, 4 from United Methodist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Baptists Church, 1 from Other and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

In 1910, the village had 544, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants. At the 2001 Census the recorded population of the village was 3804 while an end-2008 estimate by the Statistical Office had the village's population as 3794. As of 2001, 92.53% of its population were Hungarians while 6.07% were Slovaks. Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 60.52% of the total population.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268 by it Hungarian name as Ekech. The village was first recorded in 1468 as the estate of the Dóczy family. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Csallóköz district of Komárom County. Until the end of the 19th century, villagers made their living by fishing on the Danube and the Small-Danube. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947. The present municipality was formed in 1976 when Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas) and Okoč (Ekecs) were unified following the merger of the respective agricultural co-operatives in 1973.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 112 metres (367 ft) and covers an area of 63.42 km2 (24.49 sq mi) (2025).

Okoč (Ekecs)

Opatovský Sokolec (Apácaszakállas)

References

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  10. ↑ "Urban and Municipal Statistics MOŠ". Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.