Sučany

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Sučany
Village
Protestant church
Protestant church
Coat of arms of Sučany
Coat of arms
Sučany is located in Slovakia
Sučany
Sučany
Location of Sučany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 18°59′30″E / 49.10000°N 18.99167°E / 49.10000; 18.99167Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 18°59′30″E / 49.10000°N 18.99167°E / 49.10000; 18.99167
CountrySlovakia
RegionŽilina
DistrictMartin
First mentioned1258
Area
 • Total33.264 km2 (12.843 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31[1])
 • Total4,712
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code
03852
Area code(s)+421-43
Car plateMT
Websitewww.sucany.sk

Sučany (Hungarian: Szucsány, (til 1895) Szucsán, Polish: Suczany) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located around 5 km northeast of Martin, in the Váh river valley.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1258.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 393 metres and covers an area of 33.264 km². It has a population of about 4,644 people.

Notable people[]

Natives[]

  •  [hu], Hungarian: bedeghi Nyáry Lőrinc (c.1517–1558/59), castle captain, Governor of the Hont County, Crown guardian
  • Daniel Sinapius-Horčička [sk], Hungarian: (Sinapius, Synapius) Horcsicska Dániel (1640–1688), baroque writer, poet, dramatist, composer of hymns and evangelical Protestant preacher
  •  [sk] (1825–1849), a volunteer officer, participant in the Revolution of 1848–49, executed in Körmöcbánya
  • Milan Hodža [sk], Hungarian: Hodzsa Milán (1878–1944), Slovak politician, statesman and publicist, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
  • Jozef Turanec [sk] (1892–1957), General of the Slovak Army during the Second World War
  •  [sk] (1908–1985), lawyer and music composer
  • (s) (1917–1972), opera singer (tenor)
  •  [sk] (1920–1945), editor and Resistance member
  •  [sk] (1921–1985), novelist and journalist
  •  [sk] (* 1948), architect and development planner
  • (s) (* 1990), music producer

Active here[]

  •  [sk] (1737, Szakolca (Skalica)–1802), poet, and teacher
  •  [sk] (1819, Raksa (Kisraksa, Rakša)–1888), Protestant priest, national cultural worker, and church dignitary
  •  [sk] (1897, Alsókubin (Dolný Kubín)–1965), politician and economic worker
  •  [sk] (1903, (Moschitz, Mošovce)–1979), officer and Resistance member

Twin towns — sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Sučany is twinned with:[2]

Gallery[]

  • Assumption of Virgin Mary Church

  • Protestant church

  • Train station

  • Hydroelectric power plant

References[]

  1. ^ "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "Spoločenské organizácie". sucany.sk (in Slovak). Sučany. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

External links[]


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