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Sučany

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Elevation
  
393 m

Area
  
33.26 km²

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Sučany 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.

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Map of 038 52 Su%C4%8Dany, Slovakia

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1258.

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.

People

  • Milan Hodža (1878 – 1944), politician
  • Rudo Moric (1921 – 1985), writer and publicist
  • Daniel Sinapius-Horčička (1640 – 1688), baroque writer, poet, dramatist, composer of hymns and evangelical Protestant preacher
  • References

    Sučany Wikipedia