Šoporňa
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Šoporňa | |
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Village | |
 Church in Šoporňa | |
  Šoporňa Location of Šoporňa in the Trnava Region  Šoporňa Šoporňa (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 17°49′E / 48.250°N 17.817°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Galanta |
| First mentioned | 1251 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.39[2] km2 (12.12[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122[3] m (400[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,113[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 925 52[3] |
| Area code | +421 31[3] |
| Car plate | GA |
| Website | www.soporna.sk |
Šoporňa (Hungarian: Sopornya) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
History[edit]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1251, when it was called Supurni. The name is recorded as Soporny in 1411 and as Sopornok in 1420. The town became an autonomous settlement during the seventeenth century with local administrative work having its own seal. By the end of eighteenth century, it was a town with 295 houses and almost 2,000 inhabitants.
Geography[edit]
The municipality lies at an elevation of 129 metres and covers an area of 31.394 km². It has a population of around 4,200 people.
Street names[edit]
- Šaľská
- Sereďská
- Nitrianska
- Československej armády
- Jana Amosa Komenského
- Argentínska
- Družstevná
- Nábrežná
- Novozámocká
- Slnečná
- Fučíkova
- Mlynská
- Lesná
- Vážska
- Poštová
- Červenej armády
- Mládežnícka
- Dukelská
- Krásna
- Kapitána Nálepku
- Gottwaldova
- Mierová
- Fazuľová
- Vladimíra Iľjiča Lenina
- Nešporova
- Kollárova
- Krátka
- Budovateľská
- Gagarinova
- Stromová
Architectural monument[edit]
The chapel of St. Anna is an architectural monument in Soporna. The chapel was built in 1750. Reconstruction of the building has occurred to keep it in good condition.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links[edit]
Media related to Šoporňa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official page
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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