Sekule Explained

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.

Etymology

The name is derived from the ethnonym Székelys (Slovak: Sikuli), one of the tribes who guarded the frontier area.[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.

Geography

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.

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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. Andrej . Závodný . O názvoch riek a potokov na Záhorí . About the river and creek names in Záhorie . Záhorie . 1 . 2007 . Záhorské múzeum v Skalici . SKalica . Slovak . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510091112/http://old.zahorskemuzeum.sk/?q=page%2F118 . 2017-05-10 .