Sučany (Hungarian: Szucsány, (til 1895) Szucsán) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located around 5 km northeast of Martin, in the Váh river valley.
Sučany | |
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Village | |
 Protestant church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Sučany Location of Sučany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 18°59′30″E / 49.10000°N 18.99167°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina |
| District | Martin |
| First mentioned | 1258 |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.26[2] km2 (12.84[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 392[3] m (1,286[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,758[1] |
| Postal code | 038 52[3] |
| Area code | +421 43[3] |
| Car plate | MT |
| Website | www.sucany.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1258. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 393 metres and covers an area of 33.264 km². It has a population of about 4,644 people. 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the north is the 1,509.3-metre (4,952 ft) high peak of Stratenec, part of the Krivánska Malá Fatra mountain range.
Notable people
edit- Daniel Sinapius-Horčička (1640–1688), writer, poet and composer
- Milan Hodža (1878–1944), politician, statesman and publicist, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1935–1938)
- Jozef Turanec (1892–1957), General of the Slovak Army during World War II
Twin towns – sister cities
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Fulnek, Czech Republic
Gallery
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Assumption of Virgin Mary Church -
Protestant church -
Train station -
Hydroelectric power plant
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Spoločenské organizácie". sucany.sk (in Slovak). Sučany. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
External links
edit- Official website (in Slovak)
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