Sobrance

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name = Sobrance
category = Town
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country = Slovakia
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region = Košice
district = Sobrance
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parent = Dolný Zemplín
parent_type = Tourism region
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area = 10.680
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population =6264 | population_date = 31 December 2005
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established = 1344
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mayor = Štefan Staško
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map_caption = Location of Sobrance within Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Košice Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Košice Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Sobrance in the Košice Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440809&lstObec523089&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = http://www.sobrance.sk
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Sobrance ( _de. Sobranz, _hu. Szobránc) is a town in Košice Region, Slovakia, around 15 km from Uzhhorod, Ukraine, and 22 km east of Michalovce. Located in the Eastern Slovak Lowland not far from the Vihorlat Mountains, it is the easternmost town in Slovakia.

History

The first written record comes from 1344, when Sobrance gained township in 1351. From 1918 the town was part of Czechoslovakia and became the capital city of its own district. During the Second World War Sobrance was part of Hungary and was heavily damaged. After the war it became part of Czechoslovakia again, but did not gain its district status. Since the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Sobrance has been part of Slovakia. It regained its district town status in 1996.

Sights

Near the town on north are placed Sobranecké kúpele, popular spa mainly before First World War, today abandoned.

Guitar museum is in the town. Collection includes more than 200 of guitars mainly from period 1947 - 1980. Maybe most valuable guitar is Resonet Grazioso/Futurama from early George Harrison career.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,262 inhabitants. 95.37% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.91% Roma, 0.51% Czechs and 0.37% Ukrainian.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-14] The religious makeup was 51.09% Roman Catholics, 33.93% Greek Catholics, 3.59% people with no religious affiliation and 3.37% Orthodox.

References

External links

* [http://www.sobrance.sk/primator.php?lang=en Official website]