Cífer is a municipality (village) in the Trnava District, Slovakia. It has a population of 4,610.
Archaeological finds from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman Period, and early Slavic period have been made in the village. The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1291. It received town status in the early 18th century, but it has lost it since then.
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Sports Cífer are also home to football club ŠK Cífer, which were founded in 1929.
Prominent residents Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician Mária Hollósyová, Slovak embroider
Partner village Prellenkirchen (Austria)
Trivia In 1946 the first known complete translation of Bible into Slovak language so called "Camaldolese Bible" had been found in the Roman Catholic parish house of Cífer.
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1898 (parish A) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1896 (parish B) Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1924 (parish B)
External links Official website of village Official website of football club ŠK Cífer Surnames of living people in Cifer