Sekule | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trnava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Senica |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trnava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sekule in the Trnava Region |
Coordinates: | 48.6°N 17°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1402 |
Area Total Km2: | 23.49[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.07 |
Elevation M: | 158[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 518 |
Population Total: | 1738[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 74.34[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 28.70 |
Timezone1: | CET (UTC+1) |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 908 80 |
Area Code: | +421 34 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SE |
Website: | www.obecsekule.sk |
Sekule (Hungarian: Székelyfalva) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
The name is derived from the ethnonym Székelys (Slovak: Sikuli), one of the tribes who guarded the frontier area.[5]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 153 metres and covers an area of 23.492 km². It has a population of about 1,633 people.