Cífer

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 / 48.31667°N 17.50000°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Trnava
First mentioned	1291
Government
• Mayor	Maroš Sagan
Area
• Total	29.88 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	4,610
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 4,610.^[5]

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.

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)

Trivia

In 1946 the first known complete translation of Bible into Slovak language so called "Camaldolese Bible" had been found in the Roman Catholic parish house of Cífer.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Cífer - Okres Trnava - E-OBCE.sk".
^ "Obec Cífer".
^ https://www.pamiatky.sk/page/kamaldulska-biblia/ ^{[bare URL]}

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 Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Surnames of living people in Cifer

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[1] "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[area-2] "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[base_info-3] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[pd-4] "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[5] "Cífer - Okres Trnava - E-OBCE.sk".

[6] "Obec Cífer".

[7] ttps://www.pamiatky.sk/page/kamaldulska-biblia/ ^{[bare URL]}

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