Zohor

Zohor is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region.

Zohor
Municipality
View on north-eastern part of the village
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Coordinates: 48.33°N 16.99°E / 48.33; 16.99
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Malacky District
First mentioned	1314
Area [1]
• Total	21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	146 m (479 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,679
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 51[2]
Area code	+421 2[2]
Car plate	MA
Website	www.obeczohor.sk

History

The village was first mentioned in 1314 as Sahur.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2994	3232	3264	3774
Difference		+7.94 %	+0.99 %	+15.62 %

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	3706	3774
Difference		+1.83 %

It has a population of 3774 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Sport

FC Zohor are a football team that play at the Štadión FC Zohor on Požiarnická 395/6. The site previously held motorcycle speedway and was chosen to host a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship from 1977 to 1980.^[6]

Famous people

• Vanessa Aleksander, Polish actress, maternal grandparents live in Zohor
• Albín Brunovský (1935–2007), Slovak painter, born in Zohor
• Pavol Zelenay (1928–2024), Slovak musician, born in Zohor