Šoporňa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trnava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Galanta |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Šoporňa in the Trnava Region |
Coordinates: | 48.25°N 66°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1251 |
Area Total Km2: | 31.39[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.12 |
Elevation M: | 122[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 400 |
Population Total: | 4113[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 130.5[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 50.4 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 925 52 |
Area Code: | +421 31 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | GA |
Website: | www.soporna.sk |
Šoporňa (Hungarian: Sopornya) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1251, when it was called Supurni. The name is recorded as Soporny in 1411 and as Sopornok in 1420. The town became an autonomous settlement during the seventeenth century with local administrative work having its own seal. By the end of eighteenth century, it was a town with 295 houses and almost 2,000 inhabitants. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
The municipality lies at an elevation of 129 metres and covers an area of 31.394 km². It has a population of around 4,200 people.
The chapel of St. Anna is an architectural monument in Soporna. The chapel was built in 1750. Reconstruction of the building has occurred to keep it in good condition.