Coordinates: 48°18′N 17°39′E / 48.300°N 17.650°E / 48.300; 17.650

Opoj

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Opoj
Municipality
Church in Opoj
Church in Opoj
Location of Opoj in the Trnava Region
Opoj (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°18′N 17°39′E / 48.300°N 17.650°E / 48.300; 17.650
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictTrnava
Area
 • Total
4.61[2] km2 (1.78[2] sq mi)
Elevation
131[3] m (430[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,277[1]
Postal code
919 32[3]
Area code+421 33[3]
Car plateTT
Websitewww.opoj.sk

Opoj (Hungarian: Apaj) is a village and municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia.

Etymology

The name comes from the Slovak opojiť: to saturate, to soak (with water). Opoj: literally "a land area that is saturated with water" (wet meadow).[5] 1266 Opoy.[5]

References

  1. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Krajčovič, Rudolf (2013). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (47)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 331.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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