Rimavská Sobota

Rimavská Sobota
Rimaszombat
Panorama of Rimavská Sobota
Rimavská Sobota
Location of Rimavská Sobota in the Banská Bystrica Region
Rimavská Sobota
Location of Rimavská Sobota in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°23′N 20°01′E / 48.38°N 20.01°E / 48.38; 20.01
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1268
Government
  MayorJozef Šimko
Area
  Total
77.55 km2 (29.94 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
21,434
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
979 01
Area code+421 47
Car plateRS
Websitewww.rimavskasobota.sk

Rimavská Sobota (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈrimawskaː ˈsɔbɔta] ; Hungarian: Rimaszombat, German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has approximately 24,000 inhabitants. The town is a historical capital of Gömör és Kishont County (from 1850 to 1922).