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Tornaľa (formerly Šafárikovo, Hungarian: Tornalja) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia, with a population of approximately 7,000.

Tornaľa
Tornalja
Town
Town hall
Tornaľa
Location of Tornaľa in the Banská Bystrica Region
Tornaľa
Tornaľa (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°25′20″N 20°19′49″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRevúca
First mentioned1245
Government
  MayorAnna Szögedi (SMK-MKP)
Area
  Total57.70[1] km2 (22.28[1] sq mi)
Elevation
182[2] m (597[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total6,887[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
982 01[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateRA
Websitewww.mestotornala.sk

History


The first written record of the settlement dates from 1245. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Filek sanjak (Its centre was Rimaszombat) during periods of 1554-1593 and 1596–1686. It was made part of Czechoslovakia, and remained as such except for a period of Hungarian rule between 1938 and 1945 due to the Vienna Awards.


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).[4] 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% Roma and 0.50% Czech.[4] The religious make-up was 49.37% Roman Catholics, 17.03% people with no religious affiliation and 7.33% Lutherans.[4]


Twin towns — sister cities


Tornaľa is twinned with:[5]


References


  1. "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.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  5. "Družobné mestá". mestotornala.sk (in Slovak). Tornaľa. Retrieved 2019-09-09.


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На других языках


- [en] Tornaľa

[ru] Торналя

То́рналя (словацк. Tornaľa, венг. Tornalja), город в юго-восточной Словакии. Население — около 7,3 тыс. человек.



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