Počúvadlo

	Počúvadlo
	Village
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Štiavnica
Elevation	550 m (1,804 ft)
Coordinates	48°22′N 18°50′E / 48.367°N 18.833°ECoordinates: 48°22′N 18°50′E / 48.367°N 18.833°E
Area	16.69 km2 (6.44 sq mi)
Population	123 (2004-12-31)
Density	7/km2 (18/sq mi)
First mentioned	1333
Postal code	969 01
Area code	+421-45
Car plate	BS
	Location of Počúvadlo in the Banská Bystrica Region Počúvadlo (Slovakia)
	Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Počúvadlo is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Etymology

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.^[1]

Počúvadlo Lake is one of the ancient water reservoirs called tajchy

References

↑ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (1): 27.

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[krajcovic-1] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (1): 27.