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![[Flag of Dulovce]](../images/s/sk-kn-du.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2002, after image on this
webpage.
The first written notice comes from the year 1329 when it was marked
as Gyalla. The village is situated in Podunajská nížina (lowland), in the
southwestern spur of Pohronská pahorkatina (upland), in the district of
Komárno in the region of Nitra. The village coat-of-arms, banner and seal
are approved by a heraldic committee.
The medieval history of Dulovce is related to town Hurbanovo, which
is for the first time noticed as Gyalla in the year 1329. Archeological
findings from prehistoric times to the 12th century prove this location
to be much older. Anyway, the town was recorded as posessio Gyalla in the
year 1356, Gyalla in the year 1357, predium Gyalla in the year 1412, again
Gyalla in the year 1471, Gyalya in the year 1495 and finally Gyala in the
year 1498. These records also refer to Dulovce because it was originally
a settlement of Stará Ďala (Gyala). It gained independence in the 14th
century and because of that the original town got name Stará Ďala (Ógyalla
in Hungarian) and the new-born settlement was named Nová Ďala (Újgyalla).
Further, the Ďala is recorded as royal propriety in the year 1365, which
for a short time belonged to the archbishop of Ostrihom during the reign
of Ľudovít Veľký. Then the village became a propriety belonging to domain
of Komárno. In the year 1412, Žigmund bucsányi z Bučian became the first
secular owner of the village including the settlement during the reign
of the king Žigmund. The village spent harsh times during the age of Turkish
raids. As the second half of the 16th century the village was very lowly
populated. After making peace in the year 1608 according to the contract
the settlement was given into Turkish dominion. Villagers rejected to supply
the Turks as they were besieging the castle of Nové Zámky which led to
plundering of the village ordered by Kara Mustafa. So the village became
extinct until the year 1690 when Slovak people from the region of Považie
and Slovak-Moravian borders were installed here by the family Csuzy. Now
Dulovce is a village with 1876 inhabitants.
Information from this
webpage.
Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2002
Stará Ďala - Ógyalla: That settlement is a town now, its name is Hurbanovo
(Ógyalla).
István Molnár, 8 Feb 2002
![[Dulovce Coat of Arms]](../images/s/sk-kn)du.gif)
image on this webpage.,
reported by Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2002