Cífer

Coordinates: 48°19′00″N 17°30′00″E / 48.3166667°N 17.5°E / 48.3166667; 17.5

Cífer
village
Church of St. Michael in Cífer
Flag 90px Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Trnava
River	Gidra
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Coordinates	48°19′00″N 17°30′00″E / 48.3166667°N 17.5°E / 48.3166667; 17.5
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 (German: Ziffer, Hungarian: Cif(f)er) is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,013.

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)

External links

• Official website of village
• Official website of football club ŠK Cífer

Coordinates: 48°19′N 17°30′E / 48.317°N 17.5°E / 48.317; 17.5