Banská Belá

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Banská Belá
Bélabánya
Municipality
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Banská Belá is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Belá
Banská Belá
Location of Banská Belá in the Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Belá is located in Slovakia
Banská Belá
Banská Belá
Location of Banská Belá in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°29′N 18°56′E / 48.48°N 18.93°E / 48.48; 18.93
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictBanská Štiavnica District
First mentioned1228
Area
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 • Total
21.08 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation
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469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,161
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
966 15[2]
Area code+421 45[2]
Car plateBS
Websitewww.banskabela.sk

Banská Belá (German: Dilln; Hungarian: Bélabánya) is a village and municipality in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It has a population of 1,234.

Names and etymology

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The settlement got its name after the creek Biela (1228 torrens Bela, now Starý potok), in Slovak "white".[4] The village founded on the creek was named Bana (a mine), later Biela Bana to distinguish between Banská Belá and Banská Štiavnica which was called also Bana.[4] The Hungarian name Feyerbanya and its variations are translations of the Slovak name.[4] The origin of the German name Dill is uncertain.[4]

The first written mention is probably terra nomine bela (1288), older sources mention also an unreliable record terra banensium (1156).[4]

History

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The village arose by separation from Banská Štiavnica, but it was part of Banská Štiavnica again from 1873 to 1954.

King Béla IV invited German miners from Banská Štiavnica and the village got the German name Dilln (Dyln, Dilln, Dylen). The village suffered from Turkish raids during the Ottoman wars.

Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count1258123412081154
Difference −1.90% −2.10% −4.47%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count11591154
Difference−0.43%

It has a population of 1154 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak111094.79%
Not found out534.52%
Total1171

In year 2021 was 1171 people by ethnicity 1110 as Slovak, 53 as Not found out, 8 as Czech, 7 as Romani, 5 as Other, 3 as Ukrainian, 3 as Moravian, 2 as German, 1 as Italian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Hungarian and 1 as Canadian.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church71260.8%
None28224.08%
Evangelical Church968.2%
Not found out564.78%
Total1171

In year 2021 was 1171 people by religion 712 from Roman Catholic Church, 282 from None, 96 from Evangelical Church, 56 from Not found out, 5 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 5 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1688-1895(parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1678-1905(parish B)

See also

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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 "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. ^ a b c d e Martin Štefánik - Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, p. 20, ISBN 978-80-89396-11-5. http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  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.
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