Pezinok

Pezinok
Town
Pezinok Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Pezinek, Pavúci
Pezinok Location of Pezinok in the Bratislava Region Pezinok Pezinok (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°17′31″N 17°15′58″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Pezinok
First mentioned	1208
Boroughs	Grinava, Cajla
Government
• Mayor	Roman Mács
Area
• Total	72.76 km2 (28.09 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	24,617
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	902 01
Area code	+421 33
Car plate	PK
Website	www.pezinok.sk

Pezinok (in the local dialect Pezinek; Hungarian: Bazin; German: Bösing; Latin: Bazinium) is a town in the Bratislava Region in southwestern Slovakia. It is about 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Bratislava, the nation's capital. About 24,000 people live there.

Pezinok is at the foot of the Little Carpathians. The economy of Pezinok is mainly based on viticulture and agriculture as well as from brick making and ceramics production.

The Little Carpathians Museum (Malokarpatské múzeum) is in Pezinok.

Twin towns

Pezinok is twinned with:

• Neusiedl am See, Austria
• Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
• Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
• Kyjov, Czech Republic
• Izola, Slovenia

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)