Banka | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trnava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Piešťany |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Banka in the Trnava Region |
Coordinates: | 48.5833°N 17.85°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Tatiana Julinyova |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1241 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.58[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.31 |
Elevation M: | 177[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 581 |
Population Total: | 2138[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 250.27[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 96.63 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 921 01 |
Area Code: | +421 33 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PN |
Banka (Hungarian: Bánka) is a village and municipality in the Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia, near the Váh river.
The site was inhabited for thousands of years, with the archaeological site dating inhabitation from the Paleolithic age. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1241. From 1973 to 1996 it was part of the town of Piešťany.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 210 metres and covers an area of 8.583 km2. It has a population of about 2118 people (2016).
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave)