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Sučany

Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 18°59′30″E / 49.10000°N 18.99167°E / 49.10000; 18.99167
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Sučany
Village
Protestant church
Protestant church
Coat of arms of Sučany
Sučany is located in Slovakia
Sučany
Sučany
Location of Sučany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 18°59′30″E / 49.10000°N 18.99167°E / 49.10000; 18.99167
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictMartin
First mentioned1258
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 plateMT
Websitewww.sucany.sk

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.

History

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In 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

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The 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

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  • 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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Sučany is twinned with:[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Spoločenské organizácie". sucany.sk (in Slovak). Sučany. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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