Somotor
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Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
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in the Trebišov District
Trebišov District
Trebišov District is a district inthe Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín, apart from a small area...
in the Košice Region
Košice Region
The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²...
of south-eastern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
History
In historical recordsHistory
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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
Svätá Mária
Svätá Mária is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The village lies at an altitude of 98 metres and covers an area of 12.942 km².It has a population of about 620 people....
in the mid to late 18th century.
Geography
The villageVillage
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lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 109 metres and covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 16.309 km².
It has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of about 1665 people.
Ethnicity
The village is roughly 70% Hungarian and 28% SlovakSlovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
and 2% Gypsy.
Facilities
The village has a public libraryLibrary
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a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
and a football pitch
Association football pitch
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External links
- Official Town Website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- KÉKNEFELEJCS folk collective