Banka, Piešťany District

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Location of Banka within Slovakia

Banka is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia, near the Váh river.

[edit] History

The site was inhabited for thousands of years, with the archaeological site dating inhabitation from the Paleolithic age. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1241. From 1973-1996 it was part of more famous town of Piešťany

[edit] Geography

Church of St. Martin in Banka

The municipality lies at an altitude of 210 metres and covers an area of 8.583km². It has a population of about 2170 people.

[edit] External links

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

v • d • e Municipalities of Piešťany District

Piešťany · Vrbové Banka · Bašovce · Borovce · Dolný Lopašov · Drahovce · Dubovany · Ducové · Hubina · Chtelnica · Kočín-Lančár · Krakovany · Moravany nad Váhom · Nižná · Ostrov · Pečeňady · Prašník · Rakovice · Ratnovce · Sokolovce · Šípkové · Šterusy · Trebatice · Veľké Kostoľany · Veľké Orvište · Veselé