Galanta
Sign in to saveGalanta (, ) is a town with about 15,000 inhabitants in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.
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- Galanta
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- Municipality
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- Galantský opevnený kaštieľ II (rt-008).JPG
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- Neo-Gothic castle
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- Galanta-galanta-flag.svg
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- Coat of arms of Galanta.png
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- Region
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- District
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- Galanta District
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- Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia
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- 1
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- Location of Galanta in the Trnava Region##Location of Galanta in Slovakia
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Mgr. Peter Kolek
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- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1237
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 119
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- Postal code
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- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Features
- Notable citizens
- Famous people
- Twin towns — sister cities
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Galanta (, ) is a town with about 15,000 inhabitants in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.
==Etymology== The name is derived from a Slavic name Golęta (initially a collective name of a youth group selected from a kin and responsible for guarding). A pre-Hungarian origin of the settlement is documented by the Proto-Slavic nasal "ę" conserved in the name (GalaNta; compare with Czech Holetín and Holetice).