Plavecký Štvrtok Explained

Plavecký Štvrtok
Settlement Type:Village
Etymology:Plavecký Castle estate and Thursday market day
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bratislava
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Malacky
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:48.3667°N 17°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1206
Area Total Km2:24.17[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:9.33
Elevation M:157[2]
Elevation Ft:515
Population Total:2548[3]
Population Density Km2:104.67[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:40.41
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:900 68
Area Code:+421 34
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:MA
Website:www.obecplaveckystvrtok.sk

Plavecký Štvrtok (Hungarian: Detrekőcsütörtök) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava region.

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).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Vlado . Uhlár . Toponymá utvorené od etnických mien a názvy Slovany, Slovniky a Sklabiňa . Toponyms derived from ethnic names and the names Slovany, Slovniky and Sklabiňa . Slovenská reč . Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV . 54 . 260 . 1989 . Slovak .