Rimavská Sobota
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Rimavská Sobota | |
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Coat-of-arms N/A | |
Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
District (okres) | Rimavská Sobota District |
Location | |
Altitude | 210 m |
Population | 24,520 |
Area | 42.38 km² |
Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
Telephone prefix | +421-47 |
Postal code | 979XX |
Car registration plate | RS |
Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia, in the historical Gemer region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,520 inhabitants (2004).
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[edit] History
The first written record about Rimavská Sobota was in 1271.
[edit] Ethnic groups (2001 census)
- Slovaks (59.28%)
- Hungarians (35.26%)
- Roma (3.01%)
- others.
[edit] Partner towns
- Kolín, Czech Republic
- Ózd, Hungary
- Tiszaújváros, Hungary
- Salonta, Romania
- Swietochlowice, Poland
[edit] External link
- Official website (Slovak) (English)