Počúvadlo Explained

Počúvadlo
Other Name:Bacsófalva
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Banská Štiavnica District
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Počúvadlo in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Počúvadlo in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.37°N 18.83°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1388
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:15.51
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:540
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:85
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:969 75
Area Code:+421 45
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:BS

Počúvadlo (hu|Bacsófalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Etymology

The name comes from Slovak počúvať - to listen (the modern meaning), but also to observe, to watch (historic). Počúvadlo - an observation point, a watchtower. Pocholla 1333, Pochyualla 1388, Pochowala 1511, Počuwadlo 1773, Počuwadlo 1808, Počúvadlo 1920.[4]

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. Rudolf . Krajčovič . Rudolf Krajčovič . Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49) . Kultúra slova . 2015 . 1 . 27. Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej . Martin . Slovak.