Cífer

Cífer
village
256px Church of St. Michael in Cífer
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Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Trnava
River	Gidra
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Coordinates
Area	22.340 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population	4,013 (31 Dec. 2008)
Density	180 / km2 (466 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1291
Mayor	Maroš Sagan
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	919 43
Phone prefix	+421-33
Car plate	TT
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Cífer
Statistics: http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/run.html
Website: http://www.cifer.sk/

Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 3,941.

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.

Prominent residents

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

Partner village

• Prellenkirchen (Austria)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1898 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1896 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)

External links

• Official website of village
• Official website of football club ŠK Cífer
• Surnames of living people in Cifer