Šintava
Sign in to saveŠintava () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
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- Slovak place.name
- Šintava
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Šintava kostol 01.jpg
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Sintava-galanta-flag.svg
- Slovak place.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Šintava.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Galanta District
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- Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia
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- 1
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- Location of Šintava in the Trnava Region##Location of Šintava in Slovakia
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1074
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 135
- Slovak place.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Slovak place.postal_code
- 925 51
- Slovak place.area_code
- +421 31
- Slovak place.registration_plate
- GA
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Šintava () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
==History== left|thumb|280px|Sintava Castle, one of the most significant castles in Slovakia In historical records the village is first mentioned in 1042, when King Peter, the successor of Stephen I of Hungary, having been deposed from his throne united with German emperor Henry III to gain back his country. They launched campaign against King Samuel Aba who, in 1041, had been elected king by the aristocrats who had toppled King Peter. Peter and Henry conquered Pozsony (now: Bratislava) and the whole area of the river Vah, castles Šintava, Galgóc (now: Hlohovec), Bana and they reached up to river Hron.