Sekule
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Sekule | |
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  Sekule Location of Sekule in the Trnava Region  Sekule Sekule (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 17°00′E / 48.600°N 17.000°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Senica |
| First mentioned | 1402 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.49[2] km2 (9.07[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158[3] m (518[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,738[1] |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 908 80[3] |
| Area code | +421 34[3] |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | www.obecsekule.sk |
Sekule (Hungarian: Székelyfalva) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the ethnonym Székelys (Slovak: Sikuli), one of the tribes who guarded the frontier area.[5]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.
Geography
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Závodný, Andrej (2007). "O názvoch riek a potokov na Záhorí" [About the river and creek names in Záhorie]. Záhorie (in Slovak) (1). SKalica: Záhorské múzeum v Skalici. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10.
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