Ptrukša | |
Other Name: | Szirénfalva |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Michalovce District |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ptrukša in the Košice Region##Location of Ptrukša in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.49°N 22.14°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1281 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.94 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 101 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 454 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 767 7 |
Area Code: | +421 56 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | MI |
Ptrukša (hu|Szirénfalva) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1281.
The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 6.936 km2. The municipality has a population of 520 people.
Ptrukša lies at the end of the local main road and its bus stops are a terminus for the local regular bus service.
The village has a series of two large ponds at its centre, the Pallagcsa ponds, used for recreational boating and fishing.
The village is one of the major starting points for hiking in the Latorica Protected Landscape Area. There is a suspended rope foot-bridge for hikers outside of the village, spanning the Latorica river. The bridge is a part of the local hiking trails alongside the Latorica river and through its alluvial forests and meadows.