Cífer

CÃÂfer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,610.

Archaeological finds from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman Period, and early Slavic period have been made in the village. The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1291. It received town status in the early 18th century, but it has lost it since then.

Geography

Population

It has a population ofÃÂ people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Sports

CÃÂfer are also home to football club ÃÂ K CÃÂfer, which were founded in 1929.

Prominent residents

Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
Ladislav LuÃÂeniÃÂ, Slovak musician

Partner village

Prellenkirchen (Austria)

Trivia

In 1946 the first known complete translation of Bible into Slovak language so called "Camaldolese Bible" had been found in the Roman Catholic parish house of CÃÂfer.

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1898 (parish A)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1896 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)

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