Mojtín (Hungarian: Hegyesmajtény) is a village and municipality in Púchov District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. László Skultéty-Gábriš, the oldest Hungarian hussar, was born here.
Mojtín | |
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Municipality | |
  Mojtín Location of Mojtín in the Trenčín Region  Mojtín Location of Mojtín in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′N 18°25′E / 48.983°N 18.417°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Púchov |
| First mentioned | 1208 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.842 km2 (4.186 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 575 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 020 72 |
| Area code | 421-42 |
| Car plate | PU |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the Slovak personal name Mojtech with the possessive suffix -in.[1]
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208 as Motie, in 1265 as Moythe, in 1364 as Moite, in 1397 as Mahtyn, in 1465 as Mayten, in 1472 as Moythin, in 1496 as Moythyn, after until 1899 as Mojtény, then Hegyesmajtény. As part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Mojtín has been its official name. Since the 16th century the village became part of Pruzsina (a larger territory surrounding today's Pružina) until 1863.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 636 metres and covers an area of 10.842 km2. It has a population of about 575 people.
References
edit- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005). Živé kroniky slovenských dejín [Living Chronicles of the Slovak History] (in Slovak). Bratislava: Literárne informačné centrum. p. 89. ISBN 80-88878-99-3.
External links
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Media related to Mojtín at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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