Podkonice

Village in Slovakia

48°48′N 19°15′E / 48.800°N 19.250°E / 48.800; 19.250CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBanská BystricaFirst mentioned1340Area

• Total28.47^[2] km² (10.99^[2] sq mi)Elevation

508^[3] m (1,667^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total915^[1]Postal code

976 41^[3]

Area code+421 48^[3]Car plateBB

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

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^ ^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.
^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2015). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (49)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (1). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 29.