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Sutovo (Slovakia)

Martin okres, Zilina region

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©útovo municipality flag

[Sútovo flag] by Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2002, after image on this website.

©útovo lies in the skirts of National Park Malá Fatra 20 km northeastwards to Martin (town). The area of ©útovo had been sporadically settled since the era AD. A fortified settlement has been found by archeologists originating from the 9th and then 11th and 12th century. Another small settlement starts here in the middle of the 13th century, which is noticed in writing as a village in 1403 for the first time. ©útovo originally belonged to castle Suča of the Baláą family in the 13th century. Name of the village is according to documents derived from “goats without horns” – (ąuty). The first name of the village used to be “©uto”.Extent of the village area is 1663 ha. Number of inhabitants: 516.
Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2002


©útovo CoA

[Sútovo Coat of Arms] image from this webpage, located by Jarig Bakker, 27 Sep 2001