Pucov (Slovakia)
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Dolny Kubin | ||
| Region : | Orava | ||
| Area : | 9.949 km² | ||
| Residents : | 873 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 88 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 591 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 026 01 ( Dolný Kubín Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 13 ' N , 19 ° 23' E | ||
| License plate : | DK | ||
| Kód obce : | 510017 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Metod Sojčák | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Pucov č. 214 026 01 Dolný Kubín |
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| Website: | www.pucov.sk | ||
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Pucov (Hungarian Pucó ) is a municipality in the north-center of Slovakia with 873 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which is located in Okres Dolný Kubín within the Žilinský kraj and at the same time in the traditional Orava landscape .
geography
The village is located in the Oravská vrchovina mountains in the valley of the Pucov brook . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 591 m nm and is 12 kilometers from Dolný Kubín .
Neighboring communities are Medzibrodie nad Oravou in the north, Pribiš in the east, Pokryváč in the south, Dolný Kubín in the southwest and Bziny in the west.
history
Archaeological finds from the Bronze Age have been uncovered in today's municipal area. There was no place in the Middle Ages, but the stream flowing through it has been mentioned in writing since the 14th century, for example in a document issued by Ludwig I , the clearing of a forest between the streams "Puczo et Kolbin" is permitted.
Today's Pucov was founded in 1550 under Wallachian law and belonged to the Arwaburg until the abolition of serfdom in 1848 . In the 17th century, Pucov was devastated several times in the course of the Kuruc uprisings , and especially bad harvests set in motion several waves of emigration. In 1828 there were 105 houses and 551 residents who were employed as farmers, cattle herders and stonemasons.
The place in Arwa County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then became part of Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. In the time of the first Czechoslovak Republic there was a saw and a blacksmith's shop, and weaving was common in the village.
population
According to the 2011 census, Pucov had 753 residents, 743 of whom were Slovaks , two Poles and one Czech . One resident indicated a different ethnic group and six residents gave no information about the ethnic group .
744 inhabitants professed their support for the Roman Catholic Church. Three residents had no denomination and six residents had no denomination.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic St. Andrew's Church in classicist style from 1805
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)