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Somotor (Hungarian: Szomotor) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

Somotor
Szomotor
village
Protestant church in the village
Somotor
Location of Somotor in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°24′00″N 21°48′30″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionKosice
DistrictTrebišov
First mentioned1214
Government
  MayorJán Juhász
Area
  Total16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,661
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
076 35
Area code056
Car plateKS
Websitewww.somotor.sk

Geography


The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 16.309 km². It has a population of about 1665 people.


History


In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214. The town was given a charter as a town in 1263 in a document mentioning "terrum Zomothor." The current Hungarian name of Szomotor was adopted in the late 1800s and even after the partitioning of Hungary, leaving Szomotor now in the new country of Czechoslovakia. The name remained Szomotor until 1927 when the Czech government changed it to Somotor to conform with Czech and Slovak spelling. [Historical records state that] Slavic linguists say that the name of the town comes from the word "cmotr" (to look) however when the town was founded there was no evidence of Slavic inhabitants. Hungarian linguists say it comes from Szomoru Tor, which means sad funeral (wake) which took place after the death of Chief Ond (after the arrival of the Magyars in the 980s.) The area was inhabited by the Magyars after their arrival.

A Jewish community did exist in this town prior to World War II, which was destroyed in 1944 by Nazi Germany. A Jewish cemetery exists in this town (the name of the town is spelled in Hebrew: סאמאטאר


Ethnicity


The village is roughly 70% Hungarian and 28% Slovak and 2% Gypsy.


Facilities


The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch







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