Somotor
Somotor (Hungarian: Szomotor) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.
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[edit] History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214.
A Jewish community has existed in this town prior to WWII, which was destroyed in 1944 by Nazi Germany. A Jewish cemetery exists in this town, contact J. Rubin in Brooklyn NY at: starjsrNOSPAM@gmail.com for a CD containing hi-res photos of all headstones in this cemetery, including the surrounding area. (the name of the town is spelled in Hebrew: סאמאטאר or סאמאטער) You can also see it here: http://picasaweb.google.com/bobby1st.7/SomotorSlovakia. Somotor has a large contingent of the ethnically-Hungarian Szeman family which emigrated to Somotor from Bodrogszentmária in the mid to late 18th century.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 16.309 km². It has a population of about 1665 people.
[edit] Ethnicity
The village is roughly 70% Hungarian and 28% Slovak and 2% Gypsy.
[edit] Facilities
The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 21°49′E / 48.4°N 21.817°E
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