Dobrá Voda, Trnava District
Municipality in Trnava Region, Slovakia
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Dobrá Voda is a municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia.[4]
Dobrá Voda | |
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Dobrá Voda castle above the village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: "good water" | |
  Dobrá Voda Location of Dobrá Voda in the Trnava Region  Dobrá Voda Location of Dobrá Voda in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′00″N 17°32′08″E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Trnava Region |
| District | Trnava District |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.97 km2 (12.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 783 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 919 54[2] |
| Area code | +421 33[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | TT |
| Website | www |
Population
| Year | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 863 | 839 | 824 | 783 |
| Difference | −2.78% | −1.78% | −4.97% |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 795 | 783 |
| Difference | −1.50% |
It has a population of 783 people (31 December 2025).[6]
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 803 people by ethnicity 777 as Slovak, 18 as Not found out, 5 as Czech, 4 as Russian, 2 as Ukrainian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as Austrian, 1 as German and 1 as Hungarian.
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
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 629 | 78.33% |
| None | 132 | 16.44% |
| Not found out | 18 | 2.24% |
| Evangelical Church | 11 | 1.37% |
| Total | 803 |
In year 2021 was 803 people by religion 629 from Roman Catholic Church, 132 from None, 18 from Not found out, 11 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Islam and 1 from Buddhism.
Cultural sites
A Roman Catholic church from 1820 and a Holy Trinity chapel from 1730 are located in the village.
The ruins of the Dobrá Voda castle are located in the Little Carpathians in Dobrá Voda.
A small-leaved linden tree located by the cemetery has been protected since 2 March 2000 under the Generally Binding Decree of the Trnava Regional Administrative Court 1/2000 for its cultural, historical, landscape-forming and aesthetic significance.[10][11] The age of the tree is estimated to be at least 150 years.[12]
Notable people
Earthquakes
The village of Dobrá Voda was the seismologically most active region of Slovakia in the 20th century. In 1906 this resulted in the heaviest earthquake of that century in Slovakia happening in this region.
