Šterusy (Hungarian: Cseterőc) is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.
Šterusy | |
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Municipality | |
 Church in Šterusy | |
  Šterusy Location of Šterusy in the Trnava Region  Šterusy Šterusy (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 17°41′E / 48.600°N 17.683°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Piešťany |
| First mentioned | 1262 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.08[2] km2 (4.28[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209[3] m (686[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 476[1] |
| Postal code | 922 03[3] |
| Area code | +421 33[3] |
| Car plate | PN |
| Website | www.sterusy.sk |
History
editBefore 1262, the land was the property of the Nitra Castle. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1262 under the name Cheteruch from 1262, when King Belo IV donated land to Komes Zochuda and his family. Later, the Erdódy family became the owners of the properties in the village, and in the middle of the 19th century, the Pállfy family.
In the years 1850 – 1861 and 1872 – 1960, Šterusy belonged to the district of Piešťany. In the years 1961-1996, Šterusy was part of the Trnava district. In the years 1975-1990, the village was a part of the Vrbový district. In 1996, Šterusy was included in the renewed district of Piešťany and the newly formed Trnava region. Since 2000, the village of Šterusy has been a founding member of the Nad Holeškou Microregion and a member of the ZMO - Jaslovské Bohunice region founded in 1991.[5]
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 210 metres and covers an area of 11.080 km². It has a population of about 515 people. The territory of the village includes is the nature reserve Orlie skaly.. The Šteruský stream flows through the village's farmsteads.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Obec - Oficiálna stránka obce Šterusy". www-sterusy-sk.translate.goog. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Obec - Oficiálna stránka obce Šterusy". www-sterusy-sk.translate.goog. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
External links
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