Šamorín
| Šamorín (Somorja) | |
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 A church in Šamorín
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| Nickname: Somi | |
| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| Tourism region | Podunajsko |
| River | Danube |
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°01′36″N 17°18′42″E / 48.02667°N 17.31167°ECoordinates: 48°01′36″N 17°18′42″E / 48.02667°N 17.31167°E |
| Area | 44.348 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population | 13,028 (2014) |
| Density | 294/km2 (761/sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Mayor | Gabriel Bárdos |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 931 01 |
| Phone prefix | 421-31 |
| Car plate | DS |
   Location of Šamorín in Slovakia
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  Location of Šamorín in the Trnava Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://www.samorin.sk | |
Šamorín (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʃ̺ɐ̞mɔ̝ri̞ːn̺]; Hungarian: Somorja, German: Sommerein) is a small Slovak town in western Slovakia, southeast of Bratislava.
The name is derived from a Parton saint of a local church Sancta Maria, mentioned for the first time as villa Sancti Marie (1285). Today's name is an adaptation of the original name: Zent Maria - Samaria - Somoria - Šamorín.
The town is located on the Danubian Flat on the Rye island, near the Gabčíkovo dam on the Danube. It is located around 17 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Bratislava and 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Dunajská Streda. Administratively the town belongs to the Trnava Region, Dunajská Streda District.
The oldest artifacts indicating the settlement of the area are dated to the Neolithic and Eneolithic Period. The settlement of the location is documented also for the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Later archaeologic research (2008) uncovered artifacts from the Early and High Middle Ages (remnants of settlements, dwellings, farm buildings).
After the Mongol invasion, the village was settled by German "guests" who had the leading role in the town administration. The German minority was given a royal privilege to apply Pressburg Law (now Bratislava) and lived in the town until the end of the Middle Ages. The presence of other ethnic groups like Pechenegs and Székelys is also documented.
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