Čakany

Čakany
Pozsonycsákány
—  village  —
Location of the village
Coordinates:
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1254
Named for Csákány means pickaxe, Pozsony means Pressburg
Government
 • Mayor Lívia Bugár[1]
Area
 • Total 11.18 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation 125 m (410 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 • Total 561
 • Estimate (2008) 584
 • Density 50/km2 (129.5/sq mi)
Etnicity[2]
 • Hungarians 86,27%
 • Slovakians 10,70
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 40
Area code(s) +421 31

Čakany (Hungarian: Pozsonycsákány, Hungarian pronunciation:[’poʒoɲtʃaːkaːɲ], "Pozsony" meaning "Pressburg", "csákány" meaning "pickaxe") is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

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