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Počúvadlo

Coordinates: 48°22′N 18°50′E / 48.367°N 18.833°E / 48.367; 18.833
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Počúvadlo
Village
Počúvadlo Lake is one of medieval mining water reservoirs called tajchy
Počúvadlo Lake is one of medieval mining water reservoirs called tajchy
Počúvadlo is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Počúvadlo
Počúvadlo
Location of Počúvadlo in the Banská Bystrica Region
Počúvadlo is located in Slovakia
Počúvadlo
Počúvadlo
Počúvadlo (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°22′N 18°50′E / 48.367°N 18.833°E / 48.367; 18.833
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictBanská Štiavnica
First mentioned1333
Area
 • Total15.50[2] km2 (5.98[2] sq mi)
Elevation
540[3] m (1,770[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total86[1]
Population by ethnicity (2021)
 • Slovak95.3%
 • Czech1.2%
 • Hungarian1.2%
 • Unreported3.5%
Population by religion (2021)
 • Lutheran39.5%
 • Roman Catholic20.9%
 • Greek Catholic4.7%
 • Bahá'í2.3%
 • Other3.5%
 • Non-religious25.6%
 • Unreported3.5%
Postal code
969 75[3]
Area code+421 45[3]
Car plateBS

Počúvadlo (Hungarian: Bacsófalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Etymology

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ SODB - Počúvadlo, 2021
  6. ^ Represents number of population reporting each nationality as first or second choice.
  7. ^ SODB - Počúvadlo, 2021
  8. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (1). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 27.