Horná Potôň
Municipality in Trnava Region, Slovakia
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Horná Potôň (Hungarian: Felsőpatony, pronounced [ˈfɛlʃøːpɒtoɲ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
Horná Potôň
Felsőpatony | |
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  Horná Potôň Location of Horná Potôň in the Trnava Region  Horná Potôň Location of Horná Potôň in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′19″N 17°29′45″E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Trnava Region |
| District | Dunajská Streda District |
| First mentioned | 1250 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tivadar Sidó |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.30 km2 (12.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,269 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 93.86% |
| • Slovaks | 5.61% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 930 36[2] |
| Area code | +421 31[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | DS |
| Website | www |
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1250. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area. Under the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became officially part of Czechoslovakia and fell within Bratislava County until 1927. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. In 1940, Lögérpatony (Horná Potôň) and Benkepatony (Benkova Potôň) were unified, since it has been called in Hungarian as Felsőpatony, while in Slovak it is known as Horná Potôň. After the Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovak administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia by the Paris Peace Treaties in 1947. In 1960, Čečinska Potôň (Csécsénypatony) was also attached to the village.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 123 metres (404 ft)[2] and covers an area of 33.30 km2 (12.86 sq mi) (2025).[5]