Cífer

Cífer
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	22.340 km2 (8.626 sq mi)
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population  (31 Dec. 2008)
• Total	4,013
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	919 43
Area code	+421-33
Car plate	TT
Website	http://www.cifer.sk/

Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 3,941.

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.

Folk group from Cífer wearing traditional costumes.

Prominent residents

• Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
• Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
• Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician

Partner village

• Prellenkirchen (Austria)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1898 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1896 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)

External links

• Official website of village
• Official website of football club ŠK Cífer
• Surnames of living people in Cifer