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Častá (Hungarian: Cseszte, German: Schattmannsdorf) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village is best known for the Červený Kameň Castle, which is above the village.
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1291, when it was established as a settlement under the Červený Kameň Castle. From 1944 to 1953, Častá had the village of Píla as its part.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 245 meters and covers an area of 35.24 km². It has population of 2,078 people.
Events
Hiking: “Častá's Fifty” (Častovská pädesiatka). Every year on the 8th of May a day hike takes place crossing the Little Carpathians to Záhorie and back usually starting at the gas station in Častá (6:00-9:30am) finishing on Častá's football field restaurant. You can choose 50-, 35-, 25-, or 12-km trails.