Veľká Paka


Veľká Paka is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Component villages

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres and covers an area of 18.356 km².

History

In the 9th century, the territory of Veľká Paka became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The village was first recorded in 1205 as Paka. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Somorja district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian 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. The present-day municipality was formed in 1940 by unifying the three component villages. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1945.
Sepulchral artefacts were found in Velka Paka from the Bronze Age.

Landmarks

At the census 2011 has village 879 people : 473 slovaks, 335 Hungarians and 71 others nationality.
In 1910, the village had 322, for the most part, Hungarian inhabitants.
At the 2001 Census the recorded population was 676, at the 2008 811 people.
42,31 per cent is Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of the village, its adherents numbering 74.26% of the total population.

Sports

The village has a football club, named Druzstievnik F.C. Velka Pak which has an A team and a Junior Team. The
A team is in the 2. league of the western-Slovak football Association. The Junior team is in the 3 class in the ZSFZ
Top Scorers In The Year 2008/2009
Top " Goal Keepers
Current Squad:
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