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On the right side of the Danube canal lies, as if cut off from the world, the village of Bodíky / Nagybodak 295 inhabitants /. It is first mentioned in 1245 in the form of Bodak. The later name Wamosbodak points to the fact that there was a ford with a toll booth near it. The village was a serf village in the past. Prešpor Castle, later until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy belonged to the Pálffy family. The locals were engaged in cattle breeding on the surrounding mountain huts, fishing and milling.

The village of Bodíky

On the right side of the Danube canal lies, as if cut off from the world, the village of Bodíky / Nagybodak 295 inhabitants /. It is first mentioned in 1245 in the form of Bodak. The later name Wamosbodak points to the fact that there was a ford with a toll booth near it. The village was a serf village in the past. Prešpor Castle, later until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy belonged to the Pálffy family. The locals were engaged in cattle breeding on the surrounding mountain huts, fishing and milling.

Lustful cabbage and fruit were grown. In 1881, 14 mills worked on the mainstream of the river. They disappeared near a large ice floe in 1926, after which farmers used steam and electric roller mills in Bake and Šamorín.

Ship mills are characteristic technical monuments of the Danube landscape. The first water mills are documented from 1379 on the Danube in Bratislava, but they have probably been here before. Most watermills in this area existed in the second half of the 19th century. The well-known Hungarian polyhistor Matej Bel wrote about the activities of shipmills: “Since these mills, attached to the shore in a long line by constantly turning the mill wheels, swirl water in the manner of a twist, it happens that by swirling the water as many times as there are mill wheels, they cause waves. As it happens with the onslaught and with the force, the banks are inevitably washed away, and as much land is removed here, as much will be flooded on the opposite bank. "

Until 1965, the village was known for its folk architecture from the 19th Century. There were mud houses, smeared and whitewashed, with brick gables and gabled roofs. For the houses, loaf ovens for baking bread were built on a technical foundation, while on the Danube, conical fishing huts made of cane were built. The great flood of 1965 damaged these buildings and completely destroyed many. The only sacral monument in the village is the church built in 1996. The Slovak name has been used since 1948, in the years 1960 to 1987 the village was affiliated to the Upper Bar. Not far from Bodík is the natural monument Kráľovská lúka, which protects the rest of the dead branch of the Danube with water, swamp and meadow communities. On islands with floodplain forest, the Sea Eagle Island National Nature Reserve stretches among a tangle of Danube branches. In addition to the white-tailed eagle, which has its only nesting place in Central Europe, it is home to the great cormorant, the grove, the gray heron, the purple heron and other rare species of birds.

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby

Accepted payments: Cash
Languages: Slovak

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Handicapped, Cyclists, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 30.3.2020
Source: Obec Bodíky

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Phone: +421 31 55 46 101
Website: bodiky.sk
The village of Bodíky
Obecný úrad
Bodíky č. 174
930 31  Bodíky
Region: Trnavský
District: Dunajská Streda
Area: Podunajsko
 47.925925, 17.457712

Obecný úrad
Bodíky č. 174
930 31  Bodíky

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