Igram () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in western
Slovakia
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in
Senec District
Senec District (''okres Senec'') is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. It was established in 1996. The district is largely a bedroom community for Bratislava and is also known for its recreational possibilities, foremost the ...
in the
Bratislava Region
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. It is located northeast of
Senec, between the villages of
Kaplna
Kaplna () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region. It is located about north-east of Senec on a road connecting Senec with Trnava.
History
Archaeological digs show that the area around Kapln ...
and
Čataj
Čataj () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava region. This typical agricultural village has fewer than 1000 inhabitants and is located aside from major roads, roughly between Senec, Slovakia, Sen ...
. Currently, the village has around 550 inhabitants.
History
The first written reference to the town was made in 1244. Hungarian king
Béla IV
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* Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater
* Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name
See also
* Bela (disambiguation)
* Belá (disambiguation)
* Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá may refer to:
Places in the Cze ...
mentioned the village, under the name Igrech, in a document in which he established a new church district. The name, which is said to have been derived from "Igrici", is an old Slavic word for musicians, had gone through several changes until it stabilized at its current form as Igram.
Between 1974 and 1990 the village was part of
Báhoň
Báhoň () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region. The village of roughly 1,833 people is located next to Kaplná, east of Pezinok and south-west of Trnava.
History
The first written refe ...
.
Culture and entertainment
The village has a well known folk band, called Igramčan, founded in 1923. This band serves as the cornerstone for annual folk fests called Juniáles. In 1975, Igram founded its folk dance group, still called Igramčan. Both groups perform their shows on numerous municipal festivities.
The town also features a soccer team, which has been playing in the Slovak second-lowest Fifth division soccer league for the past several years.
Demographics
As of 2004, Igram had 539 inhabitants: 259 men and 280 women 99.6% were of Slovak ethnicity, and 92.5% were Roman Catholics. 2.1% were Evangelical Catholics, and 4.9% of inhabitants were atheist. Of the 188 houses 149 were permanently occupied.
References
External links
Official home page (in Slovak)
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Villages and municipalities in Senec District