Sobotište
Sobotište | |
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  Sobotište Location of Sobotište in the Trnava Region  Sobotište Sobotište (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°24′E / 48.717°N 17.400°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Senica |
| First mentioned | 1241 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.254 km2 (12.453 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2004-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,536 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 906 05 |
| Area code | +421-34 |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | https://www.sobotiste.sk/ |
Sobotište (Hungarian: Ószombat, (til 1899) Szobotist) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. In 1845 there was established first cooperative in Europe by Samuel Jurkovič (Spolok gazdovský).
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 252 metres and covers an area of 32.254 km². It has a population of about 1536 people.
Districts
- Sobotište
- Javorec
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1241.
People
- Samuel Jurkovič (sk)
- Alois Kaiser, Austrian-US chazzan, composer
- Bogoslav Šulek (born Bohuslav Šulek), 1816 – 1895, Slovak-Croatian philologist, historian and lexicographer.
See also
External links
Media related to Sobotište at Wikimedia Commons
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