Poniky

Poniky Pónik
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.72°N 19.28°E / 48.72; 19.28
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1282
Area [1]
• Total	59.04 km^2 (22.80 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,548
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 33[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BB
Website	www.poniky.sk

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

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1282. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Poniky was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 23 March 1945, the Romanian Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Poniky and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 502 metres and covers an area of 59.037 km^2. It has a population of about 1,564 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. "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.