Mojtín

Mojtín
Municipality
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Mojtín
Location of Mojtín in the Trenčín Region
Mojtín
Location of Mojtín in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°59′N 18°25′E / 48.98°N 18.42°E / 48.98; 18.42
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín Region
DistrictPúchov District
First mentioned1364
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
619 m (2,031 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
423
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
207 2[2]
Area code+421 42[2]
Car platePU
Websitewww.obecmojtin.sk

Mojtín (Hungarian: Hegyesmajtény) is a village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. László Skultéty-Gábriš, the oldest Hungarian hussar, was born here.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Slovak personal name Mojtech with the possessive suffix -in.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208 as Motie, in 1265 as Moythe, in 1364 as Moite, in 1397 as Mahtyn, in 1465 as Mayten, in 1472 as Moythin, in 1496 as Moythyn, after until 1899 as Mojtény, then Hegyesmajtény. As part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Mojtín has been its official name. Since the 16th century the village became part of Pruzsina (a larger territory surrounding today's Pružina) until 1863.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 636 metres and covers an area of 10.842 km2. It has a population of about 575 people.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 89. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.
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