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Moravský Svätý Ján

Village in Slovakia

48°35′00″N 17°01′00″E / 48.58333°N 17.01667°E / 48.58333; 17.01667CountrySlovakiaRegionTrnavaDistrictSenicaFirst mentioned1449Area

• Total39.01^[2] km² (15.06^[2] sq mi)Elevation

152^[3] m (499^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total2,164^[1]Postal code

908 71^[3]

Area code+421 34^[3]Car plateSEWebsitewww.obecmsjan.skSource:^[5]

Moravský Svätý Ján (Hungarian: Morvaszentjános) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1449. Under the names SZ.JANOS then ST.JOHANN IN UNGARN in the Austrian Empire.^[6] The villages name was until 1918 Morvaszentjános.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 168 metres and covers an area of 39.219 km². It has a population of about 2074 people.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR
^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.