Kopčany (German: Koptschan or Gopschein; Hungarian: Kopcsány) is a village in western Slovakia, near the border with the Czech Republic.
Kopčany | |
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Village | |
 The 10th-century St. Margaret's church | |
  Kopčany Location of Kopčany in the Trnava Region  Kopčany Kopčany (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′15″N 17°6′58″E / 48.78750°N 17.11611°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Skalica |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.80[2] km2 (8.42[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163[3] m (535[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,544[1] |
| Postal code | 908 48[3] |
| Area code | +421 34[3] |
| Car plate | SI |
| Website | www.kopcany.sk |
History
editThe oldest historical records to mention Kopčany date from 1392. However, the village is much older. In the 9th century, Kopčany was part of the agglomeration of Mikulčice, an important center and possibly the capital of Great Moravia.
Kopčany is also the site of one of the oldest standing buildings for which a Great Moravian origin is postulated, the Church of St Margaret of Antioch.
The father of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first President of Czechoslovakia, came from Kopčany. There is a claim that Masaryk himself was born here.
The fighter pilot Izidor Kovárik (1922–44) was born in Kopčany. He was a high-scoring SVZ flying ace who fought on the Eastern Front.
Geography
editThe municipality has an altitude of 160 metres (520 ft) and an area of 21.829 square kilometres (8.428 sq mi).[5] It is part of the Skalica District in the Trnava Region.
Demographics
editKopčany has a population of about 2,584 people.[5]
Notable people
edit- Dagmara Bollová, MP (2002-2006)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia – obce (ročne)". statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva – obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva – obce". statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics[dead link]
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1678–1910 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786–1895 (parish B)
External links
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Media related to Kopčany at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Slovak)
- Surnames of living people in Kopcany
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