Stará Myjava

Stará Myjava (German: Alt-Miawa, Hungarian: Ómiava) is a village and municipality in Myjava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

Stará Myjava
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.79°N 17.59°E / 48.79; 17.59
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Myjava District
First mentioned	1955
Area [1]
• Total	17.73 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	745
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	907 01[2]
Area code	+421 34[2]
Car plate	MY
Website	www.staramyjava.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1955. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 410 metres and covers an area of 17.128 km². It has a population of about 730 people.