Opoj (Hungarian: Apaj) is a village and municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia.

Opoj
Municipality
Church in Opoj
Church in Opoj
Opoj is located in Trnava Region
Opoj
Opoj
Location of Opoj in the Trnava Region
Opoj is located in Slovakia
Opoj
Opoj
Opoj (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°18′N 17°39′E / 48.300°N 17.650°E / 48.300; 17.650
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictTrnava
Area
 • Total
4.61[2] km2 (1.78[2] sq mi)
Elevation
131[3] m (430[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,277[1]
Postal code
919 32[3]
Area code+421 33[3]
Car plateTT
Websitewww.opoj.sk

Etymology

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The name comes from the Slovak opojiť: to saturate, to soak (with water). Opoj: literally "a land area that is saturated with water" (wet meadow).[5] 1266 Opoy.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2013). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (47)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 331.
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