Senec, Slovakia

Senec
Szenc
Town centre of Senec
Town centre of Senec
Coat of arms of Senec
Senec is located in Bratislava Region
Senec
Senec
Location of Senec in the Bratislava Region
Senec is located in Slovakia
Senec
Senec
Senec
(Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°13′08″N 17°23′59″E / 48.21889°N 17.39972°E / 48.21889; 17.39972
CountrySlovakia
RegionBratislava
DistrictSenec
First mentioned1252
Government
 • MayorPavol Kvál (independent)
Area
 • Total38.71 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
148[2] m (486[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total20,115
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
903 01[2]
Area code+421 21[2]
Car plateSC
Websitesenec.sk

Senec (Hungarian: Szenc, German: Wartberg) is a town in the Bratislava Region of south-western Slovakia. The town is the administrative seat of the Senec District and its largest municipality. In 2022 it had a population of over 20,000.[4]

The town is a summer tourism and recreation center well known for its summer resort Sunny Lakes (Slovak: Slnečné jazerá) and its proximity to Bratislava, the capital and largest city of Slovakia.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "DATAcube". datacube.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2022-12-12.