Senec, Slovakia

Senec
Szenc
Town centre of Senec
Senec
Location of Senec in the Bratislava Region
Senec
Senec
(Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°13′08″N 17°23′59″E / 48.21889°N 17.39972°E / 48.21889; 17.39972
Country Slovakia
RegionBratislava
DistrictSenec
First mentioned1252
Government
 • MayorPavol Kvál (independent)
Area
 • Total
38.71 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
20,234
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
903 01
Area code+421 21
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SC
Websitesenec.sk

Senec (Hungarian: Szenc, German: Wartberg) is a town in the Bratislava Region of south-western Slovakia. The town is the administrative seat of the Senec District and its largest municipality. In 2022 it had a population of over 20,000.

The town is a summer tourism and recreation center well known for its summer resort Sunny Lakes (Slovak: Slnečné jazerá) and its proximity to Bratislava, the capital and largest city of Slovakia.