Zohor

Village in Slovak Republic, Slovakia

48°19′30″N 16°59′30″E / 48.32500°N 16.99167°E / 48.32500; 16.99167CountrySlovakiaStateSlovak RepublicRegionBratislavaDistrictMalackyFirst mentioned1314Area

• Total21.12^[2] km² (8.15^[2] sq mi)Elevation

146^[3] m (479^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total3,573^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

900 51^[3]

Area code+421 2^[3]Car plateMAWebsitewww.obeczohor.sk

Zohor is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1314 as Sahur.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

FC Zohor are a football team that play at the Štadión FC Zohor on Požiarnická 395/6. The site previously held motorcycle speedway and was chosen to host a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship from 1977 to 1980.^[5]

Famous people

Vanessa Aleksander, Polish actress, maternal grandparents live in Zohor
Albín Brunovský, Slovak painter

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Indvidual Czechoslovak Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 28 March 2024.