Sučany

Sučany (Szucsány, (til 1895) Szucsán) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is located around 5 km northeast of Martin, in the Váh river valley.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1258. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 393 metres and covers an area of 33.264 km². It has a population of about 4,644 people. 9 km to the north is the 1509.3 m high peak of Stratenec, part of the Krivánska Malá Fatra mountain range.

Natives

 * , bedeghi Nyáry Lőrinc (c. 1517–1558/59), castle captain, Governor of the Hont County, Crown guardian
 * , (Sinapius, Synapius) Horcsicska Dániel (1640–1688), baroque writer, poet, dramatist, composer of hymns and evangelical Protestant preacher
 * (1825–1849), a volunteer officer, participant in the Revolution of 1848–49, executed in Körmöcbánya
 * , Hodzsa Milán (1878–1944), Slovak politician, statesman and publicist, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1935–1938)
 * (1892–1957), General of the Slovak Army during the Second World War
 * (1908–1985), lawyer and music composer
 * (s) Rudolf Petrák (1917–1972), opera singer (tenor)
 * (1920–1945), editor and Resistance member
 * (1921–1985), novelist and journalist
 * (* 1948), architect and development planner
 * (s) Martin Ďurík (* 1990), music producer

Active here

 * (1737, Szakolca (Skalica)–1802), poet, Protestant priest and teacher
 * (1819, Raksa (Kisraksa, Rakša)–1888), Protestant priest, national cultural worker, and church dignitary
 * (1897, Alsókubin (Dolný Kubín)–1965), politician and economic worker
 * (1903, Mossóc (Moschitz, Mošovce)–1979), officer and Resistance member

Twin towns — sister cities
Sučany is twinned with:
 * 🇨🇿 Fulnek, Czech Republic