- Sobrance
Geobox|Settlement
name = Sobrance
category = Town
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country = Slovakia
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region = Košice
district = Sobrance
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parent = Dolný Zemplín
parent_type = Tourism region
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elevation = 122
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lat_d =48 | lat_m =44 | lat_s =37 | lat_NS =N
long_d =22 | long_m =10 | long_s =51 | long_EW =E
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area = 10.680
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population =6264 | population_date =31 December 2005
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established = 1344
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Štefan Staško
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map_caption = Location of Sobrance within Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Košice Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Košice Region - background map.png
map1_caption = Location of Sobrance in the Košice Region
map1_locator = Košice Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440809&lstObec523089&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.sobrance.sk
footnotes =Sobrance ( _de. Sobranz, _hu. Szobránc) is a town in
Košice Region ,Slovakia , around 15 km fromUzhhorod ,Ukraine , and 22 km east ofMichalovce . Located in theEastern Slovak Lowland not far from theVihorlat Mountains , it is the easternmost town in Slovakia.History
The first written record comes from 1344, when Sobrance gained township in 1351. From 1918 the town was part of
Czechoslovakia and became the capital city of its own district. During theSecond World War Sobrance was part ofHungary and was heavily damaged. After the war it became part of Czechoslovakia again, but did not gain its district status. Since theDissolution of Czechoslovakia , Sobrance has been part of Slovakia. It regained its district town status in 1996.Sights
Near the town on north are placed
Sobranecké kúpele , popularspa mainly beforeFirst World War , today abandoned.Guitar museum is in the town. Collection includes more than 200 of guitars mainly from period 1947 - 1980. Maybe most valuable guitar is Resonet Grazioso/Futurama from earlyGeorge Harrison career.Demographics
According to the 2001
census , the town had 6,262 inhabitants. 95.37% of inhabitants wereSlovaks , 0.91% Roma, 0.51% Czechs and 0.37% Ukrainian.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-14] The religious makeup was 51.09%Roman Catholics , 33.93%Greek Catholics , 3.59% people with no religious affiliation and 3.37% Orthodox.References
External links
* [http://www.sobrance.sk/primator.php?lang=en Official website]
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