Šintava

Šintava () is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Key facts

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
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: 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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Official name: Šintava
Population: 1709
Area: 11.564718
Elevation: 135
Official website: www.sintava.sk
Image: Šintava kostol 01.jpg
Dialing code: 031
Licence plate code: GA

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postal code: 925 51
Commons category: Šintava
time of earliest written record: 1074-00-00
native label: Šintava
inception: 1074-00-00

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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.