Tornaľa

Geobox|Settlement
name = Tornaľa
other_name = Tornalja
category = Town
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symbol = SL Tornal'a COA.svg
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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Banská Bystrica
district = Revúca
municipality =
landmark =
river = Slaná
location =
elevation = 183
prominence =
lat_d =48 | lat_m =25 | lat_s =20 | lat_NS =N
long_d =20 | long_m =19 | long_s =49 | long_EW =E
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area = 57.768
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population =7991 | population_date = 2005-12-31
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established =1245
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Ladislav Dubovský
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map_caption = Location of Tornaľa in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
map1 =Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Tornaľa in the Banská Bystrica Region
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_locator = Banská Bystrica Region
commons = Tornaľa
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430608&lstObec515612&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.mestotornala.sk
footnotes =

Tornaľa ( _sk. Šafárikovo from 1948–1992; _hu. Tornalja) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia, with a population of almost 8,000.

History

The first written record about Tornaľa was in 1245.

Geography

Tornaľa lies at an altitude of convert|183|m|ft|0 above sea level and covers an area of convert|57.768|km2|sqmi|1|lk=on. It is located in the historical Gemer region and lies on the Slaná river.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,169 inhabitants. 62.14% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 29.77% Slovaks, 6.70% Roma and 0.50% Czech.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-02-01] The religious make-up was 49.37% Roman Catholics, 17.03% people with no religious affiliation and 7.33% Lutherans.

References

External links

* [http://www.mestotornala.sk/ Official website] sk icon