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.

Sports

Cífer are also home to football club ŠK Cífer, which were founded in 1929.^[5]

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.^[6][7]

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia