Rajka
| Rajka Ragendorf |
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 Rajka
Ragendorf |
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| Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°11′54″E / 47.99689°N 17.19832°ECoordinates: 47°59′49″N 17°11′54″E / 47.99689°N 17.19832°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.63 km2 (20.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,625 |
| • Density | 49.87/km2 (129.2/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Slovaks | 57.03% |
| • Hungarians | 39.85% |
| • Others | 3.12% |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 9224 |
| Area code(s) | 96 |
Rajka (German: Ragendorf) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, located at the Hungary-Slovakia-Austria tripoint.
The European motorway E65/E75, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings are known as Rusovce and Čunovo. Border controls ceased to be enforced when Hungary and Slovakia joined the Schengen Area on December 21, 2007.
Approximately 800 Slovaks lived in Rajka as of 2008.[1] In 2012 50% (approximately 1,500) of inhabitants were Slovaks.[2][3]
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City limit signage in Hungarian and German
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Rajka border checkpoint, no longer operational.
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Pre-Schengen passport exit stamp from Rajka border crossing.
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An earlier passport stamp from the same border crossing.
References
- ^ http://www.sme.sk/c/4134631/madarska-rajka-sa-uci-slovencinu.html (Slovak)
- ^ http://www.sme.sk/c/6577037/jobbik-vystrasila-bratislavska-kampan.html (Slovak)
- ^ Rajkán egyre több a szlovák állampolgár – Index, 22 February 2012. (Hungarian)
External links
- Street map (Hungarian)
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