Počúvadlo Explained

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.

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.[8]

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. https://www.scitanie.sk/obyvatelia/zakladne-vysledky/pocet-obyvatelov/OB/SK0322517160/OB SODB - Počúvadlo, 2021
  6. Represents number of population reporting each nationality as first or second choice.
  7. https://www.scitanie.sk/obyvatelia/zakladne-vysledky/struktura-obyvatelstva-podla-nabozenskeho-vyznania/OB/SK0322517160/OB SODB - Počúvadlo, 2021
  8. 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.