Rajka
Encyclopedia
Rajka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron
county, Hungary
.
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.
Gyor-Moson-Sopron
Győr-Moson-Sopron is the name of an administrative county in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom, Veszprém and Vas. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is Győr...
county, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
The European motorway E65
E65
E65 may refer to:* BMW E65/E66, a BMW car platform* Eiffel 65, a Europop band from Italy* European route E65, a north-south route connecting Malmö in Sweden and Chaniá in Greece* Nokia E65, a smartphone...
/E75
E75
E75 or E-75 can refer to:* E-75 Standardpanzer, a German World War II tank version in the Entwicklung series* European route E75, a road* Nokia E75, a mobile phone* WHO classification of a Lysosomal storage disease...
, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings
Border control
Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of Border Guards and Coast Guards...
are known as Rusovce
Rusovce
Rusovce castle")) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Hungarian border.- History :In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement named Gerulata in today's Rusovce area. The first preserved written reference to the settlement is from 1208. It...
and Čunovo
Cunovo
Čunovo is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams.- History :...
. Border controls ceased to be enforced when Hungary and Slovakia joined the Schengen Area
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area comprises the territories of twenty-five European countries that have implemented the Schengen Agreement signed in the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985...
on December 21, 2007.
Approximately 800 Slovaks
Slovaks in Hungary
Slovaks in Hungary , are the minority in Hungary. The number of people belonging to the Slovak national minority is estimated to be from 17,692 , to 56 107 Slovak speakers and 110,000...
lived in Rajka as of 2008.