Čakany Pozsonycsákány
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Coordinates: 48°07′N 17°22′E / 48.12°N 17.36°E / 48.12; 17.36
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava Region
District	Dunajská Streda District
First mentioned	1254
Government
• Mayor	Lívia Bugár
Area [1]
• Total	11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	125 m (410 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	621
Ethnicity [4]
• Hungarians	86,27%
• Slovaks	10,70%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	930 40[3]
Area code	+421 31[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	DS
Website	www.cakany.sk

Čakany (Hungarian: Pozsonycsákány, lit. 'Pressburg pickaxe', pronounced [ˈpoʒoɲtʃaːkaːɲ]; German: Knitteldorf) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 125 metres (410 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 11.18 km² (4.32 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

In the 11th century, the territory of Čakany became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Čakany once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

It has a population of 621 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 651 people by ethnicity 402 as Hungarian, 253 as Slovak, 21 as Not found out, 6 as Czech, 2 as Bulgarian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Polish.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 651 people by religion 491 from Roman Catholic Church, 107 from None, 20 from Not found out, 6 from Calvinist Church, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Buddhism, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Jewish community and 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses.

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1729-1925 (parish B))
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1880-1895 (parish B)

• Official website
• Surnames of living people in Cakany