Sobotište
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).
Sobotište | |
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Village | |
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  Sobotište Location of Sobotište in the Trnava Region  Sobotište Sobotište (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°24′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(s) | +421-34 |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | https://www.sobotiste.sk/ |
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.
Tree of Samuel Jurkovic
See also
- 26401 Sobotište
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