Počúvadlo ( hu, Bacsófalva) is a village and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Banská Štiavnica District
Banská Štiavnica District (''okres Banská Štiavnica'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1920, most of the present-day district belonged to the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont, apart from Močiar a ...
, in the
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region ( sk, Banskobystrický kraj, ; hu, Besztercebányai kerület, ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest region by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystric ...
of
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
Etymology
The name comes from
Slovak ''počúvať'' - to listen (the modern meaning), but also to observe, to watch (historic). ''Počúvadlo'' - an observation point, a watchtower. ''Pocholla'' 1333, ''Pochyualla'' 1388, ''Pochowala'' 1511, ''Počuwadlo'' 1773, ''Počuwadlo'' 1808, ''Počúvadlo'' 1920.
References
Villages and municipalities in Banská Štiavnica District
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