Mojtín | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Púchov |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mojtín in the Trenčín Region##Location of Mojtín in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9833°N 43°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1208 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.842 |
Elevation M: | 636 |
Population Total: | 575 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 020 72 |
Area Code: | +421-42 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PU |
Mojtín (Hungarian: Hegyesmajtény) is a village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. László Skultéty-Gábriš, the oldest Hungarian hussar, was born here.
The name is derived from the Slovak personal name Mojtech with the possessive suffix -in.[1]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208 as Motie, in 1265 as Moythe, in 1364 as Moite, in 1397 as Mahtyn, in 1465 as Mayten, in 1472 as Moythin, in 1496 as Moythyn, after until 1899 as Mojtény, then Hegyesmajtény. As part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Mojtín has been its official name. Since the 16th century the village became part of Pruzsina (a larger territory surrounding today's Pružina) until 1863.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 636 metres and covers an area of 10.842 km2. It has a population of about 575 people.