Plavecké Podhradie

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Plavecké Podhradie
Municipality
Coat of arms
Plavecké Podhradie Location of Plavecké Podhradie in the Bratislava Region Plavecké Podhradie Plavecké Podhradie (Slovakia) Show map of Bratislava RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow all
Coordinates: 48°29′N 17°16′E / 48.483°N 17.267°E / 48.483; 17.267Coordinates: 48°29′N 17°16′E / 48.483°N 17.267°E / 48.483; 17.267
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Malacky
First mentioned	1247
Area
• Total	21.188 km2 (8.181 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	686
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Postal code	906 36
Area code(s)	421-34
Car plate	MA
Website	www.plpodhradie.sk

Plavecké Podhradie (Hungarian: Detrekőváralja) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in the Malacky District in the Bratislava region.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1247 AD.

Geography[]

The village lies at an altitude of 256 metres and covers an area of 21.188 km².

Population[]

On 31 December 2011, it had a population of 686 people.^[1]

Infrastructure[]

Plavecké Podhradie lies on the street from Lozorno and Jablonica. It can be reached by train from Zohor, seasonally also by trains starting in Záhorská Ves on the border to Austria.

Sights[]

The and few caves in the Little Carpathians are located nearby. There is also old Celtic oppidum, renaissance chateau of Pállfy family and ruins of medieval monastery.

Plavecky castle (remains)[]

The original castle was built in the 13th century. The middle part consisted of a Gothic castle with rectangular tower and the palace. In the 16th century it was expensively rebuilt into renaissance fortress with low courtyards. It was continually fortified and maintained during the 17th century, when new cannon bastions were built. In 1706 it was damaged by the army and so became dilapidated in the 18th century. The remains are visible from surrounding environment, part of Zahorie district can be seen from the remains. Water font is located near the remains.

Gallery[]

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  Cave PP1

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  Cave Pri Kríži

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  Celtic site Pohanská

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  Plavecky castle

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  Ruins of monastery church

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Plavecké Podhradie at Wikimedia Commons

• Official page
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

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