Šoporňa
Village in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Šoporňa (Hungarian: Sopornya) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
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 Church in Šoporňa | |
  Šoporňa Location of Šoporňa in the Trnava Region  Šoporňa Šoporňa (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 17°49′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Galanta |
| First mentioned | 1251 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.39[1] km2 (12.12[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122[2] m (400[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,113[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 925 52[2] |
| Area code | +421 31[2] |
| Car plate | GA |
| Website | www.soporna.sk |
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. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
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
- 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
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.
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