Plavecký Štvrtok
Plavecký Štvrtok (Hungarian: Detrekőcsütörtök) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava region.
Plavecký Štvrtok | |
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Village | |
 Saint Mission Church in Plavecký Štvrtok | |
| Etymology: Plavecký Castle estate and Thursday market day | |
  Plavecký Štvrtok Location of Plavecký Štvrtok in the Bratislava Region  Plavecký Štvrtok Plavecký Štvrtok (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′N 17°00′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Bratislava |
| District | Malacky |
| First mentioned | 1206 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.17[1] km2 (9.33[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 157[2] m (515[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,548[3] |
| Postal code | 900 68[2] |
| Area code | +421 34[2] |
| Car plate | MA |
| Website | www.obecplaveckystvrtok.sk |
Etymology
Štvrtok means in Slovak Thursday and it indicates that the settlement held a market on Thursdays. The attribute Plavecký comes from the name of Plavecký Castle estate (the castle is named after Cumans, in Slovak Plavci).[4]
Landmarks
References
- "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- Uhlár, Vlado (1989). "Toponymá utvorené od etnických mien a názvy Slovany, Slovniky a Sklabiňa" [Toponyms derived from ethnic names and the names Slovany, Slovniky and Sklabiňa] (PDF). Slovenská reč (in Slovak). Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV (54): 260.
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