Galanta is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia. It is situated 50 km due east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It was established in 1996, before which date, most of its districts were parts of Bratislava Region which was established on the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1923. It consists of 251 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. It is the second most densely populated region in Slovakia.