Cífer

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.

Prominent residents

 * Marcel Gery, bronze medal-winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
 * Eduard Mahler, Jewish Hungarian archaeologist
 * Ladislav Lučenič, Slovak musician

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.

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)