Stráne pod Tatrami

Stráne pod Tatrami
Stráne pod Tatrami
Location of Stráne pod Tatrami in the Prešov Region
Stráne pod Tatrami
Location of Stráne pod Tatrami in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°10′N 20°22′E / 49.16°N 20.37°E / 49.16; 20.37
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictKežmarok District
First mentioned1438
Area
 • Total
4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation693 m (2,274 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
2,528
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
597 6[3]
Area code+421 52[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KK
Websitewww.stranepodtatrami.sk

Stráne pod Tatrami (until 1948 Folvarky German: Forberg, Hungarian: Tátraalja, Rusyn: Странє под Татрамі) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1438. It belonged to a German language island. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stráne pod Tatrami was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Stráne pod Tatrami in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 693 metres (2,274 ft)[3] and covers an area of 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count906129123292528
Difference +42.49% +80.40% +8.54%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count24642528
Difference+2.59%

It has a population of 2528 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak219095.67%
Romani1506.55%
Not found out251.09%
Total2289

In year 2021 was 2289 people by ethnicity 2190 as Slovak, 150 as Romani, 25 as Not found out, 7 as German, 2 as Czech, 2 as Rusyn and 2 as Polish.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 95% of the local population.[10]

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[11]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church193884.67%
None1777.73%
Christian Congregations in Slovakia1004.37%
Seventh-day Adventist Church261.14%
Total2289

In year 2021 was 2289 people by religion 1938 from Roman Catholic Church, 177 from None, 100 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 26 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 18 from Not found out, 17 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Old Catholic Church and 1 from Buddhism.

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. ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  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.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.