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'''Rajka''' ({{lang-de|Ragendorf}}) is a village in ] county, ], located at the Hungary-]-] tripoint. '''Rajka''' ({{lang-de|Ragendorf}}) is a village in ] county, ].


== Geography ==
The European motorway ]/], as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak ] are known as ] and ]. Border controls ceased to be enforced when Hungary and Slovakia joined the ] on December 21, 2007.
Rajka is located in the ] 17 km north-west from ], near the ]-]-] tripoint. ] (]/]), Highway 150 and ]-]-Rajka railway line also cross the village.<ref>Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 963-03-7576-1</ref> Former Hungarian-Slovak ] is located between Rajka and ], it is no longer in operation since December 21, 2007, when Hungary and Slovakia joined the ].<ref name="MN"/>


== History ==
Approximately 800 Slovak citizens have been living in Rajka as of 2008.<ref>http://www.sme.sk/c/4134631/madarska-rajka-sa-uci-slovencinu.html {{sk icon}}</ref> In 2012 50% (approximately 1,500) of inhabitants were Slovak citizens.<ref>http://www.sme.sk/c/6577037/jobbik-vystrasila-bratislavska-kampan.html {{sk icon}}</ref><ref> – ], 22 February 2012. {{hu icon}}</ref> According to the 2011 census, 70.3% of the total population was Hungarian, 19.4% Slovak and 10.3% German by ethnicity.<ref> {{hu icon}}</ref>

Rajka was established before the 13th century.<ref name="MN">Hídfőállás, Magyar Nemzet, 10-03-2012, Tóth Szabolcs Töhötöm, Budapest, pp. 21-26, ISSN 0133-185-X</ref> According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury (''Magyar Királyi Kincstár'') it was a ] settlement in Hungary, called ''Rackendorf'' in 1495.<ref>Károly Kocsis (DSc, University of Miskolc) – Zsolt Bottlik (PhD, Budapest University) – Patrik Tátrai: Etnikai térfolyamatok a Kárpát-medence határon túli régióiban, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – Földrajtudományi Kutatóintézet (Academy of Geographical Studies); Budapest; 2006.; ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas</ref> In the 18th century it was a ] (''mezőváros'') in ]. The Jewish community ] and after the ] in 1946, 859 ] from Rajka. They replaced with ], ].<ref name="MN"/>

According to mayor Vince Kiss 1,000 Slovak citizens have been living in Rajka as of 2012, make up one-third of the total population. Most of them are ethnic Slovak, but a significant proportion of Slovak citizens in Rajka are ethnic Hungarian or speak ]. They do not form a community, do not know each other, almost exclusively work or study in ] and communting every day to the Slovak capital.<ref name="MN"/>

== Population ==

According to the 2011 census the total population of Rajka was 2,758, of whom there were 1,938 (70.3%) ], 535 (19.4%) ] and 284 (10.3%) ] by ethnicity.<ref> {{hu icon}}</ref>

== Gallery ==


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Place in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
Rajka
Country Hungary
CountyGyőr-Moson-Sopron
Area
 • Total52.63 km (20.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,758
 • Density52.4/km (136/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code9224
Area code96

Rajka (Template:Lang-de) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.

Geography

Rajka is located in the Little Hungarian Plain 17 km north-west from Mosonmagyaróvár, near the Hungary-Austria-Slovakia tripoint. M15 motorway (E65/E75), Highway 150 and Budapest-Hegyeshalom-Rajka railway line also cross the village. Former Hungarian-Slovak border crossing is located between Rajka and Čunovo, it is no longer in operation since December 21, 2007, when Hungary and Slovakia joined the Schengen Area.

History

Rajka was established before the 13th century. According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury (Magyar Királyi Kincstár) it was a German settlement in Hungary, called Rackendorf in 1495. In the 18th century it was a market town (mezőváros) in Moson County. The Jewish community was deported in 1944 and after the Soviet occupation of Hungary in 1946, 859 German civilians were expelled from Rajka. They replaced with ethnic Hungarians, expelled from Czechoslovakia.

According to mayor Vince Kiss 1,000 Slovak citizens have been living in Rajka as of 2012, make up one-third of the total population. Most of them are ethnic Slovak, but a significant proportion of Slovak citizens in Rajka are ethnic Hungarian or speak Hungarian. They do not form a community, do not know each other, almost exclusively work or study in Bratislava and communting every day to the Slovak capital.

Population

According to the 2011 census the total population of Rajka was 2,758, of whom there were 1,938 (70.3%) Hungarians, 535 (19.4%) Slovaks and 284 (10.3%) Germans by ethnicity.

Gallery

  • City limit signage in Hungarian and German City limit signage in Hungarian and German
  • Rajka border checkpoint, no longer operational. Rajka border checkpoint, no longer operational.
  • Pre-Schengen passport exit stamp from Rajka border crossing. Pre-Schengen passport exit stamp from Rajka border crossing.
  • An earlier passport stamp from the same border crossing. An earlier passport stamp from the same border crossing.

References

  1. Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 963-03-7576-1
  2. ^ Hídfőállás, Magyar Nemzet, 10-03-2012, Tóth Szabolcs Töhötöm, Budapest, pp. 21-26, ISSN 0133-185-X
  3. Károly Kocsis (DSc, University of Miskolc) – Zsolt Bottlik (PhD, Budapest University) – Patrik Tátrai: Etnikai térfolyamatok a Kárpát-medence határon túli régióiban, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – Földrajtudományi Kutatóintézet (Academy of Geographical Studies); Budapest; 2006.; ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas
  4. Hungarian census 2011, Győr-Moson-Sopron county Template:Hu icon

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