Slatina nad Bebravou

Slatina nad Bebravou (Hungarian: Felsőszalatna) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

In 2018, archaeologists discovered relief-decorated shoulder boards made from bronze that were part of a breastplate of a Greek warrior at a Celtic sacrificial place near the village. Deputy of director of Slovak Archaeological Institute said that it is the oldest original Greek art relic in the area of Slovakia. Researchers analyzed the pieces, and determined they were once part of a relief that depicted the Amazonomachy.^[4]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 284 metres (932 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 11.52 km² (4.45 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

It has a population of 456 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 452 people by ethnicity 440 as Slovak, 11 as Not found out, 2 as Czech and 2 as Hungarian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 452 people by religion 265 from Roman Catholic Church, 110 from Evangelical Church, 52 from None, 10 from Not found out, 10 from Apostolic Church, 4 from Greek Catholic Church and 1 from Other.