Počúvadlo

Počúvadlo Bacsófalva
Municipality
Počúvadlo Lake is one of medieval mining water reservoirs called tajchy
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Coordinates: 48°22′N 18°50′E / 48.37°N 18.83°E / 48.37; 18.83
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Štiavnica District
First mentioned	1388
Area [1]
• Total	15.50 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	85
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	969 75[3]
Area code	+421 45[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BS
Website	www.pocuvadlo.sk/index.php

Počúvadlo (Hungarian: Bacsófalva) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 540 metres (1,770 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 15.50 km² (5.98 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

The name comes from Slovak počúvať - to listen (the modern meaning), but also to observe, to watch (historic). Počúvadlo - an observation point, a watchtower. Pocholla 1333, Pochyualla 1388, Pochowala 1511, Počuwadlo 1773, Počuwadlo 1808, Počúvadlo 1920.^[5]

It has a population of 85 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 86 people by ethnicity 82 as Slovak, 3 as Not found out, 1 as Czech and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 86 people by religion 34 from Evangelical Church, 22 from None, 18 from Roman Catholic Church, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Not found out, 2 from Bahá'i Community, 2 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality.