| Kopčany | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trnava |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Skalica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kopčany in the Trnava Region |
| Coordinates: | 48.7875°N 17.1161°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1392 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.80[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.42 |
| Elevation M: | 163[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 535 |
| Population Total: | 2544[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 116.9[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 45.1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 908 48 |
| Area Code: | +421 34 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | SI |
| Website: | www.kopcany.sk |
Kopčany (de|Koptschan or German: Gopschein; hu|Kopcsány) is a village in western Slovakia, near the border with the Czech Republic.
The oldest historical records to mention Kopčany date from 1392. However, the village is much older. In the 9th century, Kopčany was part of the agglomeration of Mikulčice, an important center and possibly the capital of Great Moravia.
Kopčany is also the site of one of the oldest standing buildings for which a Great Moravian origin is postulated, the Church of St Margaret of Antioch.
The father of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first President of Czechoslovakia, came from Kopčany. There is a claim that Masaryk himself was born here.
The fighter pilot Izidor Kovárik (1922–44) was born in Kopčany. He was a high-scoring SVZ flying ace who fought on the Eastern Front.
The municipality has an altitude of and an area of .[5] It is part of the Skalica District in the Trnava Region.
Kopčany has a population of about 2,584 people.[5]
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"