Cífer

Village in Trnava Region, Slovakia
Village in Slovakia
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48°19′00″N 17°30′00″E / 48.31667°N 17.50000°E / 48.31667; 17.50000CountrySlovakiaRegionTrnavaDistrictTrnavaFirst mentioned1291Government
 • MayorMaroš SaganArea
 • Total29.88[2] km2 (11.54[2] sq mi)Elevation
149[3] m (489[3] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,610[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
919 43[3]
Area code+421 33[3]Car plateTTWebsitehttp://www.cifer.sk/

Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,610.[5]

Archaeological finds from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman Period, and early Slavic period have been made in the village. The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1291. It received town status in the early 18th century, but it has lost it since then.

Folk group from Cífer wearing traditional costumes.

Prominent residents

  • Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
  • Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
  • Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician

Partner village

Trivia

In 1946 the first known complete translation of Bible into Slovak language so called "Camaldolese Bible" had been found in the roman catholic parish house of Cífer.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Cífer - Okres Trnava - E-OBCE.sk".
  6. ^ https://www.cifer.sk/obec-3/muzeum/kamaldulska-biblia/
  7. ^ https://www.pamiatky.sk/page/kamaldulska-biblia/

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1898 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1896 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)

External links

  • Official website of village
  • Official website of football club ŠK Cífer
  • Surnames of living people in Cifer
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