Somotor

Somotor

Somotor ( _hu. Szomotor) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214.

A Jewish community has existed in this town prior to WWII, which was destroyed in 1944 by Nazi Germany. A Jewish cemetery exists in this town, contact J. Rubin in Brooklyn NY at: starjsrNOSPAM@gmail.com for a CD containing hi-res photos of all headstones in this cemetery, including the surrounding area. (the name of the town is spelled in hebrew: סאמאטאר or סאמאטער)You can also see it here: http://picasaweb.google.com/bobby1st.7/SomotorSlovakia

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 16.309 km².It has a population of about 1665 people.

Ethnicity

The village is roughly 70% Magyar and 28% Slovak and 2% Gypsy.

Facilities

The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch

External links

* [http://www.somotor.sk/ Official Town Website]

*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

* [http://judit.kuscsik.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=8 KÉKNEFELEJCS folk collective]


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