Moravský Svätý Ján (Hungarian: Morvaszentjános) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
Moravský Svätý Ján | |
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Village | |
 Former border crossing checkpoint west of the village | |
  Moravský Svätý Ján Location of Moravský Svätý Ján in the Trnava Region  Moravský Svätý Ján Moravský Svätý Ján (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′00″N 17°01′00″E / 48.58333°N 17.01667°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Senica |
| First mentioned | 1449 |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.01[2] km2 (15.06[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152[3] m (499[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,164[1] |
| Postal code | 908 71[3] |
| Area code | +421 34[3] |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | www.obecmsjan.sk |
| Source:[5] | |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1449. Under the names SZ.JANOS then ST.JOHANN IN UNGARN in the Austrian Empire.[6] The villages name was until 1918 Morvaszentjános.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 168 metres and covers an area of 39.219 km2. It has a population of about 2074 people.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.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)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR
- ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
External links
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