Sobotište
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Sobotište Location of Sobotište in the Trnava Region Sobotište Location of Sobotište in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°24′E / 48.72°N 17.40°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava Region |
| District | Senica District |
| First mentioned | 1241 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.25 km2 (12.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,476 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 906 05[2] |
| Area code | +421 34[2] |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | www |
Sobotište (Hungarian: Ószombat; until 1899, Szobotist) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. In 1845 it was the location of the establishment of the first cooperative in Europe by Samuel Jurkovič (Spolok gazdovský).
Geography
The municipality lies at an elevation of 252 metres and covers an area of 32.254 km2. It has a population of about 1,536.
Districts
- Sobotište
- Javorec
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1241.
People
- Samuel Jurkovič (sk)
- Alois Kaiser, Austrian-US chazzan, composer
- Bogoslav Šulek (born Bohuslav Šulek), 1816–1895, Slovak-Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer
See also
References
- ^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
Media related to Sobotište at Wikimedia Commons