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Tornaľa
Hungarian: Tornalja | ||
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| Country |
 Slovakia | |
| Region | Banská Bystrica | |
| District | Revúca | |
| First mentioned | 1245 | |
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| • Mayor | Anna Szöged (SMK-MKP, SMER-SD) | |
Tornaľa (Slovak: Šafárikovo from 1948–1992; Hungarian: Tornalja) is a town and commune in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia, with a population of almost 8,000.
History[]
The first written record of Tornaľa dates from 1245.
Geography[]
Tornaľa lies at an altitude of 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 57.768 square kilometres (22.3 sq mi).[1] It is located in the historical Gemer region and lies on the Slaná river.
Demographics[]
According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,169 inhabitants. 62.14% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 29.77% Slovaks, 6.70% Gypsies and 0.50% Czech.[1] The religious make-up was 49.37% Roman Catholics, 17.03% people with no religious affiliation and 7.33% Lutherans.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
External links[]
Media related to Tornaľa at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Slovak)
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