Plechotice

Plechotice Pelejte
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.63°N 21.63°E / 48.63; 21.63
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Trebišov District
First mentioned	1332
Area [1]
• Total	12.94 km^2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	142 m (466 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	731
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	761 1[2]
Area code	+421 56[2]
Car plate	TV
Website	www.plechotice.sk

Plechotice (Hungarian: Pelejte) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

The name comes from the Slovak plechota—a land without vegetation.[4] 1332 Pellechte.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1324.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 142 metres (466 ft) and covers an area of 12.936 km².

Ethnicity

The village is about 99% Slovak.

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch

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. "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 (2014). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (48)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 334.