Plavecké Podhradie

Not to be confused with Plaveč, Stará Ľubovňa District.

Plavecké Podhradie Detrekőváralja
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.48°N 17.27°E / 48.48; 17.27
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Malacky District
First mentioned	1247
Area [1]
• Total	21.19 km^2 (8.18 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	720
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	906 36[2]
Area code	+421 34[2]
Car plate	MA
Website	www.plaveckepodhradie.sk

Plavecké Podhradie (Hungarian: Detrekőváralja) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in the Malacky District in the Bratislava region.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247 AD.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 256 metres and covers an area of 21.188 km².

Population

On 31 December 2011, it had a population of 686 people.^[4]

Infrastructure

Plavecké Podhradie lies on the street from Lozorno and Jablonica. It can be reached by train from Zohor, seasonally also by trains starting in Záhorská Ves on the border to Austria.

Sights

The Plavecky Castle and few caves in the Little Carpathians are located nearby. There is also old Celtic oppidum, renaissance chateau of Pállfy family and ruins of medieval monastery.

Plavecky castle (remains)

The original castle was built in the 13th century. The middle part consisted of a Gothic castle with rectangular tower and the palace. In the 16th century it was expensively rebuilt into renaissance fortress with low courtyards. It was continually fortified and maintained during the 17th century, when new cannon bastions were built. In 1706 it was damaged by the army and so became dilapidated in the 18th century. The remains are visible from surrounding environment, part of Zahorie district can be seen from the remains. Water font is located near the remains.

Gallery

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  Cave PP1
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  Cave Pri Kríži
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  Celtic site Pohanská
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  Plavecky castle
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  Ruins of monastery church

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
4. http://portal.statistics.sk/files/Sekcie/sek_600/Demografia/Obyvatelstvo/tabulky/pocet_obyvatelov/2011/poc_obyv_2011_n.zip Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky – 31. december 2011 (ZIP 128,1 kB)

External links

Media related to Plavecké Podhradie at Wikimedia Commons

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html