Rimavská Seč

Rimavská Seč
Rimaszécs
Rimavská Seč
Location of Rimavská Seč in the Banská Bystrica Region
Rimavská Seč
Location of Rimavská Seč in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°18′N 20°15′E / 48.30°N 20.25°E / 48.30; 20.25
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1289
Government
 • MayorMárta Stubendek (SZÖVETSÉG-ALIANCIA)
Area
 • Total
17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Elevation173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
2,219
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 42[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)RS
Websitewww.rimavskasec.eu

Rimavská Seč (Hungarian: Rimaszécs) is a village and municipality with approx. 1,900, predominantly Hungarian inhabitants in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 173 metres (568 ft)[3] and covers an area of 17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count1700186920392219
Difference +9.94% +9.09% +8.82%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count22212219
Difference−0.09%

It has a population of 2219 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian180684.07%
Romani31314.57%
Slovak26012.1%
Not found out874.05%
Total2148

In year 2021 was 2148 people by ethnicity 1806 as Hungarian, 313 as Romani, 260 as Slovak, 87 as Not found out, 2 as Rusyn, 1 as Czech and 1 as German.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 75% of the local population.[9]

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church89941.85%
Calvinist Church64830.17%
None46021.42%
Greek Catholic Church572.65%
Not found out401.86%
Evangelical Church221.02%
Total2148

In year 2021 was 2148 people by religion 899 from Roman Catholic Church, 648 from Calvinist Church, 460 from None, 57 from Greek Catholic Church, 40 from Not found out, 22 from Evangelical Church, 18 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia.

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 d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "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.
  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. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at:https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.