Častá
Village in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Častá (Hungarian: Cseszte, German: Schattmannsdorf) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village is best known for the Červený Kameň Castle, which is above the village.
Častá | |
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Village | |
 Main street in Častá | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Častá Location of Častá in the Bratislava Region  Častá Častá (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′00″N 17°22′00″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Bratislava |
| District | Pezinok |
| First mentioned | 1240 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | František Kašický (SMER-SD, HLAS-SD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.23[1] km2 (13.60[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292[2] m (958[2] ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,396[3] |
| Postal code | 900 89[2] |
| Area code | +421 33[2] |
| Car plate | PK |
| Website | www.casta.sk |
The village was first mentioned in 1296, when it was established as a settlement under the Červený Kameň Castle. From 1944 to 1953, Častá had the village of Píla as its part.
The village lies at an altitude of 245 meters and covers an area of 35.24 km². It has population of 2,396 people.
Hiking: "Častá's Fifty" (Častovská pädesiatka). Every year on 8 May a day hike takes place crossing the Little Carpathians to Záhorie and back usually starting at the gas station in Častá (6:00-9:30am) finishing on Častá's football field restaurant. You can choose 50-, 35-, 25-, or 12-km trails.
- Juraj Fándly, writer
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