Častá | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bratislava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Pezinok |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Častá in the Bratislava Region |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 48.3833°N 17.3667°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | František Kašický |
Leader Party: | SMER-SD, HLAS-SD |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1240 |
Area Total Km2: | 35.23[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.60 |
Elevation M: | 292[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 958 |
Population Total: | 2396[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 67.23[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 25.96 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 900 89 |
Area Code: | +421 33 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PK |
Website: | www.casta.sk |
Častá (hu|Cseszte, de|Schattmannsdorf) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village is best known for the Červený Kameň Castle, which is above the village.
The village was first mentioned in 1296, when it was established as a settlement under the Červený Kameň Castle. From 1944 to 1953, Častá had the village of Píla as its part.
The village lies at an altitude of 245 meters and covers an area of 35.24 km². It has population of 2,396 people.
Hiking: "Častá's Fifty" (Častovská pädesiatka). Every year on 8 May a day hike takes place crossing the Little Carpathians to Záhorie and back usually starting at the gas station in Častá (6:00-9:30am) finishing on Častá's football field restaurant. You can choose 50-, 35-, 25-, or 12-km trails.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"