# Igram

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**Igram** (Hungarian: *Igrám*) is a [village](/source/Village) and [municipality](/source/Municipality) in western [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) in [Senec District](/source/Senec_District) in the [Bratislava Region](/source/Bratislava_Region). It is located northeast of [Senec](/source/Senec,_Slovakia), between the villages of [Kaplna](/source/Kaplna) and [Čataj](/source/%C4%8Cataj). Currently, the village has around 550 inhabitants.

## History

The first written reference to the town was made in 1244. Hungarian king [Béla IV](/source/B%C3%A9la_IV) mentioned the village, under the name Igrech, in a document in which he established a new church district. The name, which is said to have been derived from "Igrici", is an old Slavic word for musicians, had gone through several changes until it stabilized at its current form as Igram.

Between 1974 and 1990 the village was part of [Báhoň](/source/B%C3%A1ho%C5%88).

## Population

It has a population of people (31 December ).

## Culture and entertainment

The village has a well known folk band, called Igramčan, founded in 1923. This band serves as the cornerstone for annual folk fests called Juniáles. In 1975, Igram founded its folk dance group, still called Igramčan. Both groups perform their shows on numerous municipal festivities.

The town also features a soccer team, which has been playing in the Slovak second-lowest Fifth division soccer league for the past several years.

## References

1. ["Základná charakteristika"](http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk) (in Slovak). *www.statistics.sk*. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

## External links

- [Official home page (in Slovak)](http://www.igram.sk)

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