Záhorce

Záhorce
Erdőmeg
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in the Banská Bystrica Region
Záhorce
Location of Záhorce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°07′N 19°21′E / 48.12°N 19.35°E / 48.12; 19.35
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictVeľký Krtíš District
First mentioned1236
Area
 • Total
17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation154 m (505 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
633
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
991 06[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)VK
Websitewww.zahorce.sk

Záhorce (Hungarian: Erdőmeg) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Záhorce lies on the right bank of the river Ipeľ in the Krtíš valley . At present, the municipality of Záhorce includes in its territorial division also two former independent villages of Selešťany and Podlužany.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 154 metres (505 ft)[3] and covers an area of 17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count762722661633
Difference −5.24% −8.44% −4.23%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count653633
Difference−3.06%

It has a population of 633 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak64396.11%
Hungarian223.28%
Not found out131.94%
Total669

In year 2021 was 669 people by ethnicity 643 as Slovak, 22 as Hungarian, 13 as Not found out, 4 as Italian, 2 as Czech, 2 as Russian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Other.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church28742.9%
Evangelical Church27741.41%
None7911.81%
Not found out101.49%
Greek Catholic Church71.05%
Total669

In year 2021 was 669 people by religion 287 from Roman Catholic Church, 277 from Evangelical Church, 79 from None, 10 from Not found out, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Other, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

Monuments

The Evangelical church, a simple one-aisle tolerance building with a semi-circularly finished presbytery and a tower of 1781. After a fire in 1831, the church was restored, similarly in 1846. The interior is flat-ceilinged with a fabion. The altar is a simple Baroque column architecture from the 18th century. The church facades are smooth, the windows have a semi-circular finish. The tower, divided by pilasters, is finished with a bell helmet.

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. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.