Šintava
Šintava | |
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  Šintava Location of Šintava in theTrnava Region  Šintava Šintava (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates:48°17′N17°46′E/ 48.283°N 17.767°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Galanta |
| First mentioned | 1074 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.565 km2(4.465 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,719 |
| • Density | 150/km2(380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 925 51 |
| Area code | 421-31 |
| Car plate | GA |
| Website | www.sintava.sk |
Šintava(Hungarian:Sempte) is avillageandmunicipalityinGalanta Districtof theTrnava Regionof south-westSlovakia.
History
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Inhistorical recordsthevillageis first mentioned in 1042, whenKing Peter,the successor ofStephen I of Hungary,having been deposed from his throne united with German emperor Henry III to gain back his country. They launched campaign againstKing Samuel Abawho, in 1041, had been elected king by the aristocrats who had toppled King Peter. Peter and Henry conquered Pozsony (now:Bratislava) and the whole area of the river Vah, castles Šintava, Galgóc (now:Hlohovec), Bana and they reached up to river Hron.
A second written historical report comes from Vienna picture chronicle in 1074, mentioning Šintava castle as the place where overthrownKing Salomon of Hungary,son ofKing Andrew,was given assistance by Emperor Henry IV of Germany. They fought for Salomon to regain his throne, which had been occupied byKing Géza,who had his residence in Nitra. The chronicle shows: "And when the emperor came to the river Vah, Solomon rode on horseback with three formations from Šintava towards Nitra". The settlement had Hungarian majority in the 17th century according to the Turkish tax census.[1]
Before the establishment of independentCzechoslovakiain 1918, Šintava was part ofNyitra Countywithin theKingdom of Hungary.
Geography
[edit]Themunicipalitylies at anelevationof 139 metres and covers anareaof 11.565 km2.It has apopulationof about 1719 people.
External links
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Media related toŠintavaat Wikimedia Commons- Official page
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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