Sekule (Hungarian: Székelyfalva) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
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Sekule | |
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Village | |
Sekule Sekule (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 17°00′E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Senica |
| First mentioned | 1402 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.49[1] km2 (9.07[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158[2] m (518[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,738[3] |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 908 80[2] |
| Area code | +421 34[2] |
| Car plate | SE |
| Website | www.obecsekule.sk |
The name is derived from the ethnonym Székelys (Slovak: Sikuli), one of the tribes who guarded the frontier area.[4]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 153 metres and covers an area of 23.492 km². It has a population of about 1,633 people.
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