Šintava
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Galanta | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 11.565 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,741 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 151 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 135 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 925 51 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 31 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 17 ' N , 17 ° 45' E | ||
| License plate : | GA | ||
| Kód obce : | 504041 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Stanislava Režnáková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Šintava 244 92551 Šintava |
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| Website: | www.sintava.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Šintava (German Schintau , Hungarian Sempte ) is a municipality in Okres Galanta in Trnavský kraj in western Slovakia . It is located in the Danube plain in the left bank of the Waag floodplains opposite the city of Sereď at an altitude of about 135 meters.
history
The place appears by name on a list in 1177, which also includes the Šintava Castle . The initially royal castle was of great importance for Hungary and later fell into the hands of the Rozgonyi , Thurzo and Esterházy families (from 1642). Due to the change in the course of the river Waag, the castle is now located in a park in Sereď, it fell into disrepair over the centuries and was replaced by a classical fort.
In 1622 the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary met in Schintau, which set up a consistory based in Schintau for the "across the Danube" (i.e. east of the Danube) parts of the country .
In 1957 the newly formed municipality Vinohrady nad Váhom was spun off from parts of the municipality .
Worth seeing in the village is the catholic church from the 18th century, which was built at that time instead of an older complex.
Personalities
- The Protestant reformer Péter Bornemisza worked here , founded a printing company in 1563 and published his works.
- Therese von Artner , a German-speaking poet and playwright, was born here on April 19, 1772 .
Footnotes
- ^ Johann Michael Tekusch: Brief history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary from the beginning of the Reformation to Leopold II. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1794, p. 38.