Počúvadlo
Village in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Počúvadlo (Hungarian: Bacsófalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Počúvadlo | |
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Village | |
 Počúvadlo Lake is one of medieval mining water reservoirs called tajchy | |
  Počúvadlo Location of Počúvadlo in the Banská Bystrica Region  Počúvadlo Počúvadlo (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′N 18°50′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Banská Štiavnica |
| First mentioned | 1333 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.50[1] km2 (5.98[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540[2] m (1,770[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 86[3] |
| Population by ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Slovak | 95.3% |
| • Czech | 1.2% |
| • Hungarian | 1.2% |
| • Unreported | 3.5% |
| Population by religion (2021) | |
| • Lutheran | 39.5% |
| • Roman Catholic | 20.9% |
| • Greek Catholic | 4.7% |
| • Bahá'í | 2.3% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| • Non-religious | 25.6% |
| • Unreported | 3.5% |
| Postal code | 969 75[2] |
| Area code | +421 45[2] |
| Car plate | BS |
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.[7]
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