Sekule
Village
Sekule is located in Trnava Region
Sekule
Sekule
Location of Sekule in the Trnava Region
Sekule is located in Slovakia
Sekule
Sekule
Sekule (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°36′N 17°00′E / 48.600°N 17.000°E / 48.600; 17.000
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictSenica
First mentioned1402
Area
  Total23.49[1] km2 (9.07[1] sq mi)
Elevation
158[2] m (518[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total1,738[3]
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
908 80[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Car plateSE
Websitewww.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.[4]

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.

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. Závodný, Andrej (2007). "O názvoch riek a potokov na Záhorí" [About the river and creek names in Záhorie]. Záhorie (in Slovak). SKalica: Záhorské múzeum v Skalici (1). Archived from the original on 2017-05-10.

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