Maťovské Vojkovce

Maťovské Vojkovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmacɔwskeː ˈʋɔjkɔwtse]; Hungarian: Mátyócvajkóc) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Mayor of the village is Lýdia Czapová

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1302. In the village coat of arms, the dog faithfully guards its owner, the shepherd with a stick, but it is also possible that the shepherd ordered the animal to his feet. Maťovce's name was originally Porchal (1279), then Matyuch-Porchal (Zigeth). It was first mentioned under its current name in 1427. The village belonged to the domain of the Ungvár castle. From 1401, it was owned by the Perényis, in 1425 by the Csicseri family, and then in the next few years, there were frequent changes of ownership. In 1472, the Lelesz convent, and then in 1478, by royal decree, László Básti was installed as part owner. Its population adopted the Reformed faith in the 17th century, a house of worship and a parsonage were built. These were later destroyed during the Counter-Reformation. In the 19th century, the local estates belonged to the Felföldy and Polányi families. In the 19th century, it was inhabited by Hungarians and Ruthenians. From the end of the 19th century, many of its inhabitants emigrated to America. At the end of the 19th century, the Mátyóci Társaság was formed for drainage works in the area. In 1910, the Ungvár-Vaján railway line was built, one of whose stations was Maťovce. Vojkovce first appeared in written sources in 1338 in the form Weychkocsh. Its population adopted the Reformed faith in the 17th century, and its first Reformed church was built in the 18th century. Until 1920, both villages belonged to the Nagykaposi district of Ung County. Between 1938-45, they were reattached to Hungary. In 1944, their Jewish residents (28 people in 1938) were dragged to a concentration camp. In 1945, when the new Soviet-Czechoslovak border was drawn, it became a border village. In 1964, Maťovce and Vojkovce were united under the name Mátyóvcajkóc (Maťovské Vojkovce). In 1966, the broad-gauge Ungvár-Enyicke railway line was built to transport iron ore to the Kasa ironworks, which arrived in Czechoslovakia here. At that time, a railway transshipment area was established at the border of Mátyócvajkóc.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 112 metres (367 ft) and covers an area of 12.293 square kilometres (4.746 sq mi). The municipality has a population of about 615 people. Average age for person is 38.75 years. The population density is 54 people per km2. Majority of the people are Hungarian.