Cífer

Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,610.^[4]

Cífer
Municipality
Church of St. Michael in Cífer
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.32°N 17.50°E / 48.32; 17.50
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava Region
District	Trnava District
First mentioned	1291
Government
• Mayor	Maroš Sagan
Area [1]
• Total	29.89 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	149 m (489 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,778
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	919 43[2]
Area code	+421 33[2]
Car plate	TT
Website	www.cifer.sk

Archaeological finds from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman Period, and early Slavic period have been made in the village. The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1291. It received town status in the early 18th century, but it has lost it since then.

Folk group from Cífer wearing traditional costumes.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 149 metres (489 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 29.88 km² (11.54 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	3765	3837	4142	4886
Difference		+1.91%	+7.94%	+17.96%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	4832	4886
Difference		+1.11%

It has a population of 4886 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	4306	95.68%
Not found out	151	3.35%
Total	4500

In year 2021 was 4500 people by ethnicity 4306 as Slovak, 151 as Not found out, 38 as Czech, 25 as Other, 18 as Hungarian, 11 as Russian, 7 as Vietnamese, 6 as Ukrainian, 6 as Rusyn, 5 as Polish, 4 as Romani, 4 as German, 4 as French, 4 as Bulgarian, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Moravian, 2 as Irish, 2 as Romanian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Austrian, 1 as Croatian and 1 as English.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	3215	71.44%
None	914	20.31%
Not found out	190	4.22%
Evangelical Church	63	1.4%
Total	4500

In year 2021 was 4500 people by religion 3215 from Roman Catholic Church, 914 from None, 190 from Not found out, 63 from Evangelical Church, 25 from Greek Catholic Church, 19 from Ad hoc movements, 12 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 11 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 8 from Other, 7 from Church of the Brethren, 6 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 6 from United Methodist Church, 4 from Buddhism, 3 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Hinduism, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Islam, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

Sports

Cífer are also home to football club ŠK Cífer, which were founded in 1929.^[11]

Prominent residents

• Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
• Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
• Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician

Partner village

• Prellenkirchen (Austria)

Trivia

In 1946 the first known complete translation of Bible into Slovak language so called "Camaldolese Bible" had been found in the Roman Catholic parish house of Cífer.^[12][13]

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia