Tornaľa, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

History | Geography | Demographics

🇸🇰 Tornaľa (formerly Šafárikovo, Hungarian: Tornalja) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History The first written record of the settlement dates from 1245. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Filek sanjak (Its centre was Rimaszombat) during periods of 1554-1593 and 1596–1686. It was made part of Czechoslovakia, and remained as such except for a period of Hungarian rule between 1938 and 1945 due to the Vienna Awards.

Geography Tornaľa lies at an altitude of 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 57.768 square km (22.3 sq mi). It is located in the historical Gemer region and lies on the Slaná river.

Demographics According to the 2001 census, 62.14% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 29.77% Slovaks, 6.70% Roma and 0.50% Czech. The religious make-up was 49.37% Roman Catholics, 17.03% people with no religious affiliation and 7.33% Lutherans.

Europe/Bratislava/Banska_Bystrica 

Tornaľa has a population of over 8,169 people. Tornaľa also forms part of the wider Banská Bystrica Region which has a population of over 655,359 people.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Tornaľa has links with:

🇭🇺 Heves, Hungary 🇭🇺 Putnok, Hungary 🇵🇱 Tarnów, Poland 🇷🇴 Valea lui Mihai, Romania
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Antipodal to Tornaľa is: -159.683,-48.417

Locations Near: Tornaľa 20.3167,48.4167

🇸🇰 Rožňava 20.517,48.65 d: 29.8  

🇸🇰 Rimavská Sobota 20,48.367 d: 24  

🇭🇺 Eger 20.381,47.897 d: 57.9  

🇭🇺 Miskolc 20.798,48.105 d: 49.7  

🇸🇰 Spišská Nová Ves 20.567,48.933 d: 60.3  

🇭🇺 Salgótarján 19.827,48.105 d: 50.2  

🇸🇰 Poprad 20.295,49.054 d: 70.9  

🇸🇰 Levoča 20.583,49.017 d: 69.5  

🇸🇰 Kežmarok 20.427,49.136 d: 80.3  

🇭🇺 Gyöngyös 19.933,47.783 d: 76  

Antipodal to: Tornaľa -159.683,-48.417

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16681  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16461.2  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16086.6  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16012.2  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12424.3  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12320.7  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12305  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12301.7  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12301.6  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12260.8  

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