Sekule | |
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Village | |
Location of Sekule in the Trnava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°36′N 17°00′E / 48.600°N 17.000°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trnava |
District | Senica |
First mentioned | 1402 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.49[2] km2 (9.07[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 158[3] m (518[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,738[1] |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 908 80[3] |
Area code | +421 34[3] |
Car plate | SE |
Website | www.obecsekule.sk |
Sekule (Hungarian: Székelyfalva) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
The name is derived from the ethnonym Székelys (Slovak: Sikuli), one of the tribes who guarded the frontier area.[5]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 153 metres and covers an area of 23.492 km². It has a population of about 1,633 people.