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 | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 48°25′20″N 20°19′49″E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Banská Bystrica |
District | Revúca |
First mentioned | 1245 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Anna Szögedi (SMK-MKP) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.70[1] km2 (22.28[1] sq mi) |
Elevation | 182[2] m (597[2] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 6,887[3] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 982 01[2] |
Area code | +421 47[2] |
Car plate | RA |
Website | www.mestotornala.sk |
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.
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.
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]
Tornaľa is twinned with:[5]
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