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Pukanec

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Pukanec ( / Puk(k)an(t)z, ; ) is a village and municipality (historical town) in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of southern Slovakia.

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Place details

Locality
Pukanec
Region
Nitra Region
Country
Slovensko
Population
0

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Key facts

Slovak place.name
Pukanec
Slovak place.other_name
Bakabánya
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline
Pukanec celkova.jpg
Slovak place.image_caption
A view over the ramparts on the churches of Pukanec.
Slovak place.image_flag
Pukanec-levice-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Levice District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Pukanec in the Nitra Region##Location of Pukanec in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title
Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name
Ján Rievaj
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1321
Slovak place.elevation_m
352
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Facilities
  • References
  • External links

Pukanec ( / Puk(k)an(t)z, ; ) is a village and municipality (historical town) in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of southern Slovakia.

==Etymology== The name is probably derived from a personal name Baka, Bak, Bukan/Pukan or potentially from Slovak buk (beech).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pukanec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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