Senec
Szenc | |
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Location of Senec in the Bratislava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°13′08″N 17°23′59″E / 48.21889°N 17.39972°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Bratislava |
District | Senec |
First mentioned | 1252 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pavol Kvál (independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.71 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 148[2] m (486[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,115 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 903 01[2] |
Area code | +421 21[2] |
Car plate | SC |
Website | senec |
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.