Pezinok
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| Pezinok | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Bratislava Region |
| District (okres) | Pezinok District |
| Location | |
| Altitude | 72,76 m |
| Population | 21,865 |
| Area | 73 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-33 |
| Postal code | 90201 |
| Car registration plate | PK |
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Pezinok (Hungarian: Bazin; German: Bösing) is a city in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly 20 km northeast of Bratislava and has an area of around 73 km². Pezinok has a population of 21,865.
Pezink lies at the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on the viticulture and agriculture as well as on the brick making and ceramic(s) production. Many Bratislava citizens have their week-end houses (Slovak: chata) in Pezinok or in one of the other neighboring places.
During the winter months, ski lovers come up to the ski resort on the Baba hill. In the summer time, many tourists go hiking on numerous paths. All of the cities forests are part of a the protected area (nature preserve) Little Carpathians.
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Modra | Pezinok | Svätý Jur |
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