Zohor is a

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and

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in western

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in Malacky District in the

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1314 as ''Sahur''.

Sport

FC Zohor are a football team that play at the Štadión FC Zohor on Požiarnická 395/6. The site previously held

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and was chosen to host a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship from 1977 to 1980.

Famous people

* Vanessa Aleksander, Polish actress, maternal grandparents live in Zohor *

Albín Brunovský Albín Brunovský (25 December 1935, Zohor, Czechoslovakia – 20 January 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, lithographer, illustrator and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Slovak painters of the 20th ce ...

(1935–2007), Slovak painter, born in Zohor * Pavol Zelenay (1928–2024), Slovak musician, born in Zohor

References

External links

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Municipal website
Villages and municipalities in Malacky District {{Bratislava-geo-stub