Počúvadlo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Banská Štiavnica |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 48.3667°N 68°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1333 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.50[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.98 |
Elevation M: | 540[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,770 |
Population Total: | 86[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 5.55[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2.14 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 969 75 |
Area Code: | +421 45 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | BS |
Demographics Type1: | Population by ethnicity (2021) |
Demographics1 Footnotes: | [5] [6] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Slovak |
Demographics1 Info1: | 95.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Czech |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Hungarian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.2% |
Demographics1 Title4: | Unreported |
Demographics1 Info4: | 3.5% |
Demographics Type2: | Population by religion (2021) |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [7] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Lutheran |
Demographics2 Info1: | 39.5% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Roman Catholic |
Demographics2 Info2: | 20.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Greek Catholic |
Demographics2 Info3: | 4.7% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Bahá'í |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.3% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.5% |
Demographics2 Title6: | Non-religious |
Demographics2 Info6: | 25.6% |
Demographics2 Title7: | Unreported |
Demographics2 Info7: | 3.5% |
Počúvadlo (Hungarian: Bacsófalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
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.[8]