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Veľký Meder - Čalovo
The town of VEĽKÝ MEDER is located on the southern tip of West Slovakia, on an international road transport route 10 km from the border crossing in Medveďovo. It lies in the Podunajská nížina lowland, in the south-eastern part of the Žitný ostrov island on its elevating quaternary core.
According to legend the name of the settlement (Magor, Megere, Megyer) spring from the Arpadian Captain Meger who had settled down with his people in Žitný island (Csallóköz). The marshy area and canals was safe range for local people.
The first reference to the town was written by the king Béla IV. (Grand Thesis, Nagy Diploma)and it dates back to 1268. At that time, the town was called VILLA MEGER. The first written mention to name the owner of town is comes Parabuch, who the part of his properties gives to his son Izsopovi (the name of the settlement IŽOP).
In the year 1421 the king Žigmund had exchanged his properties for another property with Kanozsay, but in the year 1460 due to assistance of King Mátyás Hunyady Veľký Meder had become again the property of the Komárno country.
15th of December 1466 King Mátyás (Corvinus) awarded Veľký Meder municipal privileges.
According to these privileges the town had achieved urban right, right to organise market (3 markets yearly) and right to collect taxes. Nowadays, several monuments and statues document all the above-mentioned historical facts of this town.
In year 1592 Veľký Meder had 70 households. In 16 and 17 century the town was suffering because of invasion of Turks.
In the year 1702 fire broke out which destroyed almost entrie town.
In year 1828 Veľký Meder had 205 households and 1723 inhabitants.
180 soilgers went to fight in the 1848 war of independence.
At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th centuries were founded several guilds (weawing guilds). At the beginning of the 20th century exsisted here a printer machine.
In the town between 1914 and 1918 were refugee camp.Common grave is exsisting in memory of horrors of the First Word War.
Monument for victim of the Word War II was unveiled in the year 1991 at the Heroes place.
From 1948 to 1990 the town were renamed for Čalovo, which were till to 1960 disctrict centre.
Since the seventies of the last century, the town has gradually became famous not only at home, but also abroad.
