Šamorín

Šamorín (Somorja)
Town
A church in Šamorín
Nickname: Somi
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
Tourism region Podunajsko
River Danube
Elevation 130 m (427 ft)
Coordinates SK 48°01′36″N 17°18′42″E / 48.02667°N 17.31167°E / 48.02667; 17.31167Coordinates: SK 48°01′36″N 17°18′42″E / 48.02667°N 17.31167°E / 48.02667; 17.31167
Area 44.348 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population 13,028 (2014)
Density 294 / km2 (761 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1238
Mayor Gabriel Bárdos
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 931 01
Phone prefix 421-31
Car plate DS
Location of Šamorín in Slovakia
Location of Šamorín in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Šamorín
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.samorin.sk

Šamorín (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʃamoriːn]; Hungarian: Somorja, German: Sommerein) is a small Slovak town in western Slovakia, southeast of Bratislava (Pozsony).

Geography

The town is located on the Danubian Flat on the Žitný ostrov island, near the Gabčíkovo dam on the Danube. It is located around 17 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Bratislava and 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Dunajská Streda. Administratively, the town belongs to the Trnava Region, Dunajská Streda District.

History

The small Slovak 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, hu: Pozsony), the importance of the town began declining. Šamorín eventually lost its right to the status of royal free city granted in 1405 during the reign of Hungarian King Sigismund. In the sixteenth century, the city became notable again because of the witch trials held there. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Šamorín (Somorja) once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Demography

According to the 2014 census, the municipality had 13,028 inhabitants. In 2011 7,309 of the inhabitants were Hungarians, 4,365 Slovaks, 63 Czechs and 989 others and unspecified.[1]
In 1910, the town has a total population of 2,930, which included 2,699 Hungarians, 112 Germans and 114 Slovaks.[2] According to the 1991 census, ethnic groups included 71% Hungarians and 27.4% Slovaks.
According to the 2001 census, ethnic groups included 66.63% Hungarians and 30.96% Slovaks.

The religious make-up was 75.27% Roman Catholics, 4.42% Protestant, 11.75% without denomination and others.[3]

Landmarks

Municipal division

Šamorín has five districts: Šamorín (hu: Somorja) proper and the villages of Bučuháza (hu: Bucsuháza), Čilistov (hu: Csölösztő), Kráľovianky (hu: Királyfia), and Mliečno (hu: Tejfalu).

Historically incorporated villages

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Šamorín is twinned with:

References

Notes

External links

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