Plavecký Štvrtok

	Plavecký Štvrtok
	Village
	Saint Mission Church in Plavecký Štvrtok
	Name origin: Plavecký Castle estate and Thursday market day
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Malacky
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Coordinates	48°22′N 17°00′E / 48.367°N 17.000°ECoordinates: 48°22′N 17°00′E / 48.367°N 17.000°E
Area	24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population	2,296 (2004-12-31)
Density	95/km2 (246/sq mi)
First mentioned	1206
Postal code	900 68
Area code	+421-34
Car plate	MA
	Location of Plavecký Štvrtok in the Bratislava Region Plavecký Štvrtok (Slovakia)
	Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
	Website: www.obecplaveckystvrtok.sk

Plavecký Štvrtok is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava region.

Eymology

Štvrtok means in Slovak Thursday and it indicates that the settlement held a market on Thursdays. The attribute Plavecký comes from the name of Plavecký Castle estate (the castle is named after Cumans, in Slovak Plavci).^[1]

Landmarks

Saint Mission Church Plavecký Štvrtok

References

↑ Uhlár, Vlado (1989). "Toponymá utvorené od etnických mien a názvy Slovany, Slovniky a Sklabiňa" [Toponyms derived from ethnic names and the names Slovany, Slovniky and Sklabiňa] (PDF). Slovenská reč (in Slovak). Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV (54): 260.

External links

Official website

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[1] Uhlár, Vlado (1989). "Toponymá utvorené od etnických mien a názvy Slovany, Slovniky a Sklabiňa" [Toponyms derived from ethnic names and the names Slovany, Slovniky and Sklabiňa] (PDF). Slovenská reč (in Slovak). Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV (54): 260.