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Šamorín ( until 1927 slovak " Šamorýn "; German Somme Pure, Hungarian Somorja ) a small town in western Slovakia, southeast of Bratislava is situated on the Danube.
History
The village was mentioned in 1238 as ecclesia Sancte Mariae for the first time and was in the Middle Ages, a Danube port on a now long filled- branch of the river. Due to the location and the soil, agriculture developed very well, consequently, there were also lively bustle craftsmanship. On the Danube created numerous water mills. However, the city lost by the rise of Pressburg / Bratislava increasingly important. A 1405 conferred by King Sigismund right to the status of a royal free city lost the city again soon. In the 17th century made the city then once again attracted attention by some cruel judgments in witch trials.
Until 1918 Šamorín belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to the newly created Czechoslovakia, by the First Vienna Award, the city from 1938 to 1945 came briefly back to Hungary.
Attractions
- Reformed Church, originally Catholic and late Romanesque 13th-century
- Catholic Church and former monastery of the 18th century in the Baroque style
- Protestant church from 1784
- Synagogue, built in 1912 in Romanesque- historic style
- Renaissance Town Hall
Boroughs
Šamorín houses, besides the city Šamorín still the places Bučuháza, Čilistov ( Kledern ) Kráľovianky and Mliečno (milk village).
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