Čakany
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| Čakany Pozsonycsákány |
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| Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 17°21′40″E / 48.1166667°N 17.36111°ECoordinates: 48°07′00″N 17°21′40″E / 48.1166667°N 17.36111°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava |
| District | Dunajská Streda |
| First written mention | 1254 |
| Named for | Csákány means pickaxe, Pozsony means Pressburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lívia Bugár[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 561 |
| • Estimate (2008) | 584 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Etnicity[2] | |
| • Hungarians | 86,27% |
| • Slovakians | 10,70 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal Code | 930 40 |
| Area code(s) | +421 31 |
Čakany (Hungarian: Pozsonycsákány, Hungarian pronunciation:[’poʒoɲtʃaːkaːɲ], "Pozsony" meaning "Pressburg", "csákány" meaning "pickaxe") is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
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