Bernolákovo

Bernolákovo
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Bratislava
District Senec
Elevation 140 m (459 ft)
Coordinates 48°12′30″N 17°17′30″E / 48.20833°N 17.29167°E / 48.20833; 17.29167Coordinates: 48°12′30″N 17°17′30″E / 48.20833°N 17.29167°E / 48.20833; 17.29167
Area 28.431 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population 5,053 (31 December 2005)
Density 178/km2 (461/sq mi)
First mentioned 1209
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 900 27
Phone prefix 421-2
Car plate SC
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Bratislava Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.bernolakovo.sk

Bernolákovo (Hungarian: Cseklész, German: Lanschütz, former Slovak names: Čeklís, Čeklýs) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

Names and etymology

The German name Lanschütz comes from Slavic/Slovak Lǫžnica. Proto-Slavic lǫgъ, modern Slovak luh - riparian forest.[1] The Slovaks later adopted Hugarian name Cseklész (Čeklís). It was given its current name after World War II and is named after Anton Bernolák.

Demography

Population by nationality:

Nationality 1991 2001
Slovaks 97.41% 95.42%
Hungarians 1.21% 0.78%
Czechs 0.78% 0.65%

See also

References

  1. Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 39.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"


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