Streda nad Bodrogom
Bodrogszerdahely
Village
Orosz family manor
Orosz family manor
Flag of Streda nad BodrogomBodrogszerdahely
Coat of arms of Streda nad BodrogomBodrogszerdahely
Streda nad BodrogomBodrogszerdahely is located in Slovakia
Streda nad BodrogomBodrogszerdahely
Streda nad Bodrogom
Bodrogszerdahely
Location of Streda nad Bodrogom in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°22′45″N 21°46′29″E / 48.37917°N 21.77472°E / 48.37917; 21.77472
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictTrebišov
First mentioned1270
Area
  Total22.633 km2 (8.739 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total2,407
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
076 31
Area code+421-56
Car plateTV

Streda nad Bodrogom (Hungarian: Bodrogszerdahely) is a village in Slovakia near Trebišov in the Košice Region.

The village has the lowest altitude (94 metres (308 ft) above sea level) in Slovakia.

The village is an important archeological site (findings from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze Age, grave-mounds from the late 1st century BC, Slavic finds from the 7th and 8th century and early Magyar graves).

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1320. An old castle near the village was destroyed by imperial (Austrian) troops in 1670.

In 2001, it had a population of 2,459, of whom 1,476 were ethnic Hungarians (60.02%), 896 Slovak (36.43%) and 87 (3.53%) other, mainly Romani.



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