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Banka, Piešťany District

Village in Slovakia

48°35′00″N 17°51′00″E / 48.58333°N 17.85000°E / 48.58333; 17.85000CountrySlovakiaRegionTrnavaDistrictPiešťanyFirst mentioned1241Government

• MayorTatiana JulinyovaArea

• Total8.58^[2] km² (3.31^[2] sq mi)Elevation

177^[3] m (581^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total2,138^[1]Postal code

921 01^[3]

Area code+421 33^[3]Car platePN

Banka (Hungarian: Bánka) is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia, near the Váh river.

History

The site was inhabited for thousands of years, with the archaeological site dating inhabitation from the Paleolithic age. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1241. From 1973 to 1996 it was part of the town of Piešťany.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 210 metres and covers an area of 8.583 km². It has a population of about 2118 people (2016).

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1905 (parish B)

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.