Švedlár

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Švedlár
Schwedler
Municipality
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Švedlár is located in Košice Region
Švedlár
Švedlár
Location of Švedlár in the Košice Region
Švedlár is located in Slovakia
Švedlár
Švedlár
Location of Švedlár in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°49′N 20°43′E / 48.82°N 20.72°E / 48.82; 20.72
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictGelnica District
First mentioned1338
Area
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 • Total
84.49 km2 (32.62 sq mi)
Elevation
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481 m (1,578 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,094
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
533 4[2]
Area code+421 53[2]
Car plateGL
Websitewww.svedlar.sk

Švedlár (German: Schwedler, Hungarian: Svedlér) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.[4] Total municipality population was, in 2011, 2083 inhabitants.[5] The town predominantly consisted of Carpathian Germans until 1945, when they were expelled.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 481 metres (1,578 ft)[2] and covers an area of 84.49 km2 (32.62 sq mi) (2024).[6]

Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[7]
Year1994200420142024
Count1679197520872087
Difference +17.62% +5.67% +0%
Population statistic[7]
Year20232024
Count21022087
Difference−0.71%

It has a population of 2087 people (31 December 2024).[8]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[9][10]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak181485.89%
Romani39418.65%
Not found out1677.9%
German502.36%
Total2112

In year 2021 was 2112 people by ethnicity 1814 as Slovak, 394 as Romani, 167 as Not found out, 50 as German, 4 as Czech, 3 as Rusyn, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as English, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Russian and 1 as Hungarian.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 67% of the local population.[11]

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[12]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church155373.53%
Evangelical Church1627.67%
Not found out1617.62%
None1617.62%
Greek Catholic Church512.41%
Total2112

In year 2021 was 2112 people by religion 1553 from Roman Catholic Church, 162 from Evangelical Church, 161 from Not found out, 161 from None, 51 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Other, 1 from Apostolic Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

References

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  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Švedlár - Okres Gelnica - E-OBCE.sk". E-obce.sk. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
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