Rajka
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rajka
| other_name = {{lang|de|Ragendorf}}
| image_shield = Coa Hungary Town Rajka.svg
| pushpin_map = Hungary Győr-Moson-Sopron#Hungary
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Rajka
| pushpin_mapsize =
| coordinates = {{coord|47.99689|17.19832|region:HU|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Győr-Moson-Sopron
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Mosonmagyaróvár
| area_total_km2 = 52.63
| population_total = 5,224
| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Népszámlálás 2022|url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu}}
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 9224
| area_code = 96
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| blank_name = Motorways
| blank_info = M15
| blank2_name = Distance from Budapest
| blank2_info = {{convert|181|km|abbr=on}} Southeast
| demographics_type1 = Population by ethnicity (2022)
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Népszámlálás 2022|url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu}}
| demographics1_title1 = Hungarians
| demographics1_info1 = 32.6%
| demographics1_title2 = Slovaks
| demographics1_info2 = 56.9%
| demographics1_title3 = Germans
| demographics1_info3 = 1.6%
| demographics1_title4 = Croats
| demographics1_info4 = <0.1%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = <0.1%
| demographics1_title6 = Unreported
| demographics1_info6 = 12.3%
| demographics_type2 = Population by religion (2011)
| demographics2_title1 = Roman Catholic
| demographics2_info1 = 49.5%
| demographics2_title2 = Lutherans
| demographics2_info2 = 2.9%
| demographics2_title3 = Calvinists
| demographics2_info3 = 2.0%
| demographics2_title4 = Other
| demographics2_info4 = 0.9%
| demographics2_title5 = Non-religious
| demographics2_info5 = 11.9%
| demographics2_title6 = Unreported
| demographics2_info6 = 32.9%
| module = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=10 |height=300 |width= | stroke-width=1 |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}
}}
Rajka ({{langx|de|Ragendorf}}, {{langx|sk|Rajka}}, {{langx|hr|Rakindrof}} {{cite web |url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/11541 |title= Folia onomastica croatica 14/2005.|date= |accessdate=2012-07-31 |author= | publisher= |work=Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj |format= pdf}}) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities.
Etymology
The name comes from the Slavic personal name Rajko, Rajka (derived from rajь: paradise).{{cite book |last=Stanislav |first=Ján |author-link=Ján Stanislav |title=Slovenský juh v stredoveku II.| page=114| publisher=Slovenské literárne centrum |year=2004 |language=Slovak |ISBN=80-88878-89-6}} 1297 Royka.
Geography
Rajka is located in the Little Hungarian Plain {{convert|17|km}} north-west of Mosonmagyaróvár, near the point where the borders of Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia join. M15 motorway (E65/E75), Highway 150, and the Budapest–Hegyeshalom–Rajka railway line all cross the village.Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, {{ISBN|963-03-7576-1}} The Hungarian-Slovak border crossing between Rajka and Čunovo was lifted on 21 December 2007, when Hungary and Slovakia acceded to the Schengen Area.
History
Rajka was established before the 13th century.Hídfőállás, Magyar Nemzet, 10-03-2012, Tóth Szabolcs Töhötöm, Budapest, pp. 21-26, {{ISSN|0133-185X}} According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury (Magyar Királyi Kincstár) it was an ethnic German settlement in Hungary, called Rackendorf in 1495.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 In the 18th century it was a market town (mezőváros) in Moson County. The Jewish community was forcibly deported in 1944. After the Soviet occupation of Hungary in 1946, 859 German civilians were expelled from Rajka. They were replaced by ethnic Hungarians expelled from Czechoslovakia.
Population
Mayor Vince Kiss spoke in 2012 of 1,000 Slovak citizens living in Rajka and making up one-third of the population. Most of these are ethnic Slovaks, but a significant proportion are ethnic Hungarian citizens of Slovakia or conversant with the Hungarian language. These Slovak citizens form a fragmented, dormitory community of people working or studying in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, and commuting there every day.
According to the 2011 census, however, the population of Rajka was 2,758, of whom 1,938 (70.3%) declared themselves Hungarians, 535 (19.4%) Slovaks and 284 (10.3%) Germans by ethnicity.[http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_08 Hungarian census 2011, Győr-Moson-Sopron county] {{in lang|hu}}
According to the 2022 census, Slovaks made up a plurality, and of the population of Rajka was 5,224, with 1,703 (32.6%%) Hungarians, 2,974 (56.9%) Slovaks and 87 (1.6%) Germans by ethnicity.{{Cite web |title=Népszámlálási adatbázis – Központi Statisztikai Hivatal |url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/adatbazis/#/table/WBS003/N4IgFgpghgJiBcBtEAVAkgWQKIH0AKWASmgPIAiIAugDQgDOAljBAsilgDI4DKAWjgEEyAlFVp0IAYwAuDAPYA7VqiIBVLgHEsJAKxiQAMwYAbaRABOdBKADWDBXHggMUAA4haEBdPMMIVpDY1TW09alt7RxBuCGkPEAA3KGMAV39lACYANh0ADgB2KgBfGjZMXAJicg8IhwRo2Pik1PSkEAyABgyM4tKVLj5BYVFwkDs6pxi42ma0gOQsDXjFngBpZY0cAAlVDZxVddoV7g497iw9wl2jzcISPYFCPa09vHubnABhJ4-NH5AVgAha4AzYaNB7AByAj2FEoJXhRSAA== |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu}}
Gallery
File:Rajka - Ragendorf. Hungarian - german table.JPG|City limit signage in Hungarian and German
File:Hungary Rajka border crossing.jpg|Rajka border checkpoint, no longer operational.
File:Hungary rajka exit.JPG|Pre-Schengen passport exit stamp from Rajka border crossing.
File:Hungary rajka 2.jpg|An earlier passport stamp from the same border crossing.
References
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External links
- [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=26587 Street map] {{in lang|hu}}
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{{Mosonmagyaróvár District}}
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Category:Populated places in Győr-Moson-Sopron County