Sokolovce
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Trnavský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Piešťany | ||
| Region : | Dolné Považie | ||
| Area : | 6.571 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,367 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 208 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 154 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 922 31 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 33 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 32 ' N , 17 ° 51' E | ||
| License plate : | PN | ||
| Kód obce : | 507563 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Marián Dóczy | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Sokolovce Piešťanská 234/84 922 31 Sokolovce |
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| Website: | www.sokolovce.sk | ||
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Sokolovce (German Sockolowetz , Hungarian Vágszakály - until 1907 Szokolóc is a municipality in) west of Slovakia with a population of 1,367 (December 31, 2019) that the Piešťany District , part of the kraj Trnavský belongs.
geography
The village is located on the left bank of the Váh, below the western slope of Považský Inovec . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 154 m nm and is seven kilometers from Piešťany and 12 kilometers from Hlohovec .
history
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1293 as Zokol and was named after the original inhabitants, the royal falconers . A parish is mentioned in 1332, but it later went under and belonged to the Ardanovce parish for a long time . The village belonged to local nobles. In 1828 there are 57 houses and 399 inhabitants. The main source of income was and is agriculture, earlier viticulture was important, in the 19th century brick production was widespread. Today part of the population commutes to work.
The place in Neutra County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 and then became part of Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
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Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Cross in Baroque style from 1770
- Country castle from the 18th century with a park
- John of Nepomuk statue from 1834
literature
- Marián Klčo: Okres Piešťany - stručná história a erby miest a obcí . 2nd Edition. Balneologické múzeum v Piešťanoch, Piešťany 2005, ISBN 80-968258-0-1 , p. 85-87 .