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Stará Myjava

Coordinates: 48°47′33″N 17°35′34″E / 48.79250°N 17.59278°E / 48.79250; 17.59278
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Stará Myjava
Village
Stará Myjava is located in Trenčín Region
Stará Myjava
Stará Myjava
Location of Stará Myjava in the Trenčín Region
Stará Myjava is located in Slovakia
Stará Myjava
Stará Myjava
Stará Myjava (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°47′33″N 17°35′34″E / 48.79250°N 17.59278°E / 48.79250; 17.59278
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictMyjava
First mentioned1955
Area
 • Total17.128 km2 (6.613 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 • Total730
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code
907 01
Car plateMY
Websitewww.staramyjava.sk

Stará Myjava (German: Alt-Miawa, Hungarian: Ómiava) is a village and municipality in Myjava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1955. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 410 metres and covers an area of 17.128 km². It has a population of about 730 people.

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