Kúty

Kúty
Village
A church in Kúty
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Senica
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Coordinates	SK 48°39′20″N 17°01′10″E / 48.65556°N 17.01944°E / 48.65556; 17.01944Coordinates: SK 48°39′20″N 17°01′10″E / 48.65556°N 17.01944°E / 48.65556; 17.01944
Area	27.158 km2 (10.486 sq mi)
Population	4,121 (2005-12-31)
Density	152/km2 (394/sq mi)
First mentioned	1468
Postal code	908 01
Area code	+421-34
Car plate	SE
Location of Kúty in Slovakia
Location of Kúty in the Trnava Region
Wikimedia Commons: Kuty
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.kuty.sk

Kúty, (German: Kutti, Hungarian: Jókút) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1648.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 156 metres and covers an area of 27.158 km².^[1] It has a population of about 4,129 people.

Importance

Kúty is one of the most important railway junctions in Slovakia, a meeting point of four tracks. Being a railway border crossing, all trains travelling in the Prague-Bratislava railway corridor (including EuroCity trains) make a stopover in Kúty.

References

External links

• Municipal website

Municipalities of Senica District
Senica Šaštín-Stráže Bílkove Humence Borský Mikuláš Borský Svätý Jur Cerová Čáry Častkov Dojč Hlboké Hradište pod Vrátnom Jablonica Koválov Kuklov Kúty Lakšárska Nová Ves Moravský Svätý Ján Osuské Plavecký Peter Podbranč Prietrž Prievaly Rohov Rovensko Rybky Sekule Smolinské Smrdáky Sobotište Šajdíkove Humence Štefanov