Moravský Svätý Ján

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

Moravský Svätý Ján
Village
Former border crossing checkpoint west of the village
Former border crossing checkpoint west of the village
Moravský Svätý Ján is located in Trnava Region
Moravský Svätý Ján
Moravský Svätý Ján
Location of Moravský Svätý Ján in the Trnava Region
Moravský Svätý Ján is located in Slovakia
Moravský Svätý Ján
Moravský Svätý Ján
Moravský Svätý Ján (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°35′00″N 17°01′00″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictSenica
First mentioned1449
Area
 • Total39.01[1] km2 (15.06[1] sq mi)
Elevation
152[2] m (499[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,164[3]
Postal code
908 71[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Car plateSE
Websitewww.obecmsjan.sk
Source:[4]

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.[5] The villages name was until 1918 Morvaszentjános.

Hungarian stamp cancelled in the village in 1900

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
  1. "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.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. Mestská a obecná štatistika SR
  5. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.

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