Štvrtok ( ) is a village and

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Trenčín District Trenčín District ( (or Trenčiansky okres), ) is a district in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia. It borders the districts of Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, and Ilava. In the northwest, the Slovak state border also fo ...

in the

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of north-western

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History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1477.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 202 metres and covers an

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of 4.084 km². It has a population of about 368 people.

Trivia

'Štvrtok' is the Slovak word for Thursday. 'Csütörtök' is the Hungarian word for Thursday.

References

Villages and municipalities in Trenčín District {{Trenčín-geo-stub