The name could also be derived from the personal name. The settlement was established between the 10th and 12th centuries in the border zone of the Hungarian state. Before 1851, it was inhabited by 297 Roman Catholics and 34 Jews, all of whom declared Hungarian nationality. In those days, it is written about the village that the area is not very fertile, because the soil is sandy and stony, but it has rich pastures, which are the basis of cattle breeding.
The Olgyay family has been a landowner since time immemorial, and later the widow of Lajos Udvarnoky was proud of her heating in Olda. According to another source, it belonged to the Bratislava castle in 1251 and is mentioned as Ouga or Ougya, and the Bratislava sub-mayor Puer donated part of it to a certain master Böjtös. In the 14th century it is mentioned in documents of the Olgyay family. In a document of King Matthew of May 29, 1488, it is mentioned under the name Ogya.
Later it was owned by the Udvarnoky family and the Bacsák family. In the first half19. For centuries, the Olgyay family Karol and Zsigmund and Vendelín Bacsák had significant property in the area of the village. The district names Félnyárasd, Longordócz and Macsola are interesting.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the village consisted of 48 houses with 248 Roman Catholic inhabitants, together of Hungarian nationality. The village did not have a church, post office, telegraph or railway station. These services were provided to the inhabitants by neighboring municipalities. The Slovak name Oľdza was introduced in 1948.
Obecný úrad Oľdza
930 39 Oľdza
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