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Rimavska Sobota

Rimavská Sobota
Rimaszombat
Town
RimSobota 2.jpg
Panorama of Rimavská Sobota
Official name: Rimavská Sobota
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica
District Rimavská Sobota
Tourism region Gemer
River Rimava
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Coordinates 48°22′52″N 20°00′52″E / 48.38111°N 20.01444°E / 48.38111; 20.01444Coordinates: 48°22′52″N 20°00′52″E / 48.38111°N 20.01444°E / 48.38111; 20.01444
Area 77.550 km2 (29.942 sq mi)
Population 24,374 (2006-12-31)
Density 314/km2 (813/sq mi)
First mentioned 1271
Mayor Jozef Šimko
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 979 01
Phone prefix 421-47
Car plate RS
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Banská Bystrica Region
Location in the Banská Bystrica Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.rimavskasobota.sk

Rimavská Sobota (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈrimawskaː ˈsobota]; Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants (2006). The town is a historical capital of the Gemer-Malohont county (from 1850 to 1922).

It is located around 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of Bratislava and around 100 km (62 mi) from Banská Bystrica. The town, along with the district lies in the Rimava river valley in the Slovenské rudohorie mountains, in the Southern Slovak Basin. There are two protected areas close to the town in the district, Cerová vrchovina to the south and Muránska planina National Park to the north.

The town is composed of 11 parts/boroughs: Bakta, Dúžava, Kurinec, Mojín, Nižná Pokoradz, Rimavská Sobota, Sabová, Sobôtka, Včelinec, Vinice and Vyšná Pokoradz.

The first traces of settlement in the town's territory come from the Neolithic. Other archaeological discoveries are dated to the middle and late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Several tribes have passed through the area, including Celts, Germanic tribes and several others during the Migration Period. The Slavs settled here most likely in the 7th and 8th centuries. The old Hungarian tribes came at the beginning of the 10th century and settled in the 11th century. A medieval town was probably founded in the second half of the 11th century and became a market town.


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