Cífer
Village in Trnava Region, Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,610.[4]
Cífer | |
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village | |
 Church of St. Michael in Cífer | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Cífer Location of Cífer in the Trnava Region  Cífer Cífer (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′00″N 17°30′00″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Trnava |
| First mentioned | 1291 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maroš Sagan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.88[1] km2 (11.54[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 149[2] m (489[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,610[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 919 43[2] |
| Area code | +421 33[2] |
| Car plate | TT |
| Website | http://www.cifer.sk/ |
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.
- Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
- Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
- Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician
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.[5][6]
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