Podkonice

Podkonice
Podkonice
Village
	Podkonice Location of Podkonice in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°48′N 19°15′E / 48.800°N 19.250°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Bystrica
First mentioned	1340
Area
• Total	28.47 km2 (10.99 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	915
Postal code	976 41
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BB

Podkonice (Hungarian: Padkóc) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Etymology

Slovak konica (archaic) - a stable or a shelter for shoeing horses. Podkonica - a nearby location. Koknicze 1340, Podkonicze 1441, Potkonycz 1528, Potkonicz 1773, Podkonice 1920.^[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1340.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 529 metres and covers an area of 28.476 km². It has a population of about 877 people.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (1). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 29.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20110817033906/http://www.podkonice.sk/index1.htm

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[1] "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[area-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[base_info-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[pd-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[krajcovic-5] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (1). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 29.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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