Litava, Krupina District

Litava
Litva
Litava
Location of Litava in the Banská Bystrica Region
Litava
Location of Litava in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°17′56″N 19°10′46″E / 48.29889°N 19.17944°E / 48.29889; 19.17944
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictKrupina District
First mentioned1135
Government
 • MayorĽubica Tuhárska
Area
 • Total
22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
727
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
962 44[3]
Area code+421 45[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KA
Websitewww.obeclitava.sk

Litava (Hungarian: Litva) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

The village was mentioned for the first time in a document from 1135. Already in this year a Romanesque chapel was present in the village. With the presence of this church, the village served as a kind of spiritual, cultural and social center of the region since the 12th century. In the 15th century Litava was a tolling point. In 1496 already the village had its own mill. In 1613 a wooden school stood in the middle of the village which was rebuilt into a brick school in 1811.[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count822809768727
Difference −1.58% −5.06% −5.33%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count738727
Difference−1.49%

It has a population of 727 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak74698.93%
Romani7710.21%
Not found out111.45%
Total754

In year 2021 was 754 people by ethnicity 746 as Slovak, 77 as Romani, 11 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Russian and 1 as Polish.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church67990.05%
None496.5%
Evangelical Church131.72%
Total754

In year 2021 was 754 people by religion 679 from Roman Catholic Church, 49 from None, 13 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Not found out, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Obec Litava | Obec Litava".
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.