Šamorín
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| Šamorín | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Trnava Region |
| District (okres) | Dunajská Streda District |
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| Altitude | 126 m |
| Population | 12,339 (2004) |
| Area | 44.348 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-31 |
| Postal code | 931 01 |
| Car registration plate | DS |
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Šamorín (German: Sommerein; Hungarian: Somorja) is a small town in West Slovakia, located on the Danube southeast of Bratislava.
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[edit] History
The town was mentioned for the first time in 1238 as ecclesia Sancte Mariae and was a prominent port on the Danube during the Middle Ages. Agriculture also played a major role in the town's development. As a result of this prosperity, its citizens enjoyed a brisk trade in the new technologies and many shipyards on the Danube. However, with rise of Pressburg (now Bratislava), the city became less and less important. Šamorín eventually lost its right to the status of Royal Free City, which it had been granted in 1405 during the reign of King Sigismund. In the sixteenth century, the city became notable again because of the witch trials held there.
[edit] Ethnic groups
In 2001, ethnic groups included 66.63% Hungarians and 30.96% Slovaks.
[edit] Landmarks
- The Reformed Church, originally Catholic and built in the 13th century in the late Romanesque style.
- The Catholic church and its former cloister from the 18th century in the Baroque style.
- The Protestant Church of 1784
- The Synagogue, built in 1912 in a Romanesque Revival style
- The Renaissance-style city hall
[edit] Municipal Divisions
Šamorín has five districts: Šamorín proper and the villages of Bučuháza, Čilistov, Kráľovianky, and Mliečno.
[edit] Historically incorporated villages
[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.
[edit] External link
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Dunajská Streda | Šamorín | Veľký Meder |
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