Podkonice
Village
Podkonice is located in Slovakia
Podkonice
Podkonice
Location of Podkonice in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°48′N 19°15′E / 48.800°N 19.250°E / 48.800; 19.250
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictBanská Bystrica
First mentioned1340
Area
  Total28.47[1] km2 (10.99[1] sq mi)
Elevation
508[2] m (1,667[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total915[3]
Postal code
976 41[2]
Area code+421 48[2]
Car plateBB

Podkonice (Hungarian: Padkóc) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Etymology

Slovak konica (archaic) - a stable or a shelter for shoeing horses. Podkonica - a nearby location. Koknicze 1340, Podkonicze 1441, Potkonycz 1528, Potkonicz 1773, Podkonice 1920.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1340.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 529 metres and covers an area of 28.476 km2. It has a population of about 877 people.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (1): 29.


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