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Myjava
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Myjava is located in Trenčín Region
Myjava
Myjava
Location of Myjava in the Trenčín Region
Myjava is located in Slovakia
Myjava
Myjava
Location of Myjava in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°45′N 17°34′E / 48.75°N 17.56°E / 48.75; 17.56
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín Region
DistrictMyjava District
First mentioned1262
Government
 • MayorĽubomír Halabrín
Area
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 • Total
48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
10,453
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
907 01[3]
Area code+421 34[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)MY
Websitewww.myjava.sk

Myjava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmijaʋa]; historically also Miava, German: Miawa, Hungarian: Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 313 metres (1,027 ft)[3] and covers an area of 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi) (2024).[4]

It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100 km from Bratislava.

History

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The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary.

During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Myjava was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 8 April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Myjava and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19709,227—    
198011,668+26.5%
199113,135+12.6%
200113,142+0.1%
201112,330−6.2%
202110,985−10.9%
Source: Censuses[5][6]
Population statistic (10 years)[7]
Year1994200420142024
Count13,24412,88412,04210,453
Difference −2.71% −6.53% −13.19%
Population statistic[7]
Year20232024
Count10,54710,453
Difference−0.89%

It has a population of 10,453 people (31 December 2024).[8]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[9][10]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak10,13192.22%
Not found out6896.27%
Czech1781.62%
Total10,985

In year 2021 was 10,985 people by ethnicity 10,131 as Slovak, 689 as Not found out, 178 as Czech, 46 as Romani, 38 as Other, 27 as Romanian, 25 as Hungarian, 15 as Russian, 9 as Moravian, 8 as Vietnamese, 7 as Italian, 6 as Ukrainian, 5 as English, 4 as Turkish, 4 as Rusyn, 4 as Polish, 3 as Jewish, 3 as Serbian, 1 as Chinese, 1 as Austrian, 1 as German, 1 as Greek, 1 as French, 1 as Croatian and 1 as Bulgarian.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[11]
ReligionNumberFraction
None440340.08%
Evangelical Church418338.08%
Roman Catholic Church122011.11%
Not found out8808.01%
Total10,985

In year 2021 was 10,985 people by religion 4403 from None, 4183 from Evangelical Church, 1220 from Roman Catholic Church, 880 from Not found out, 67 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 40 from Ad hoc movements, 36 from Other, 29 from Greek Catholic Church, 21 from Buddhism, 18 from United Methodist Church, 13 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 11 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Islam, 9 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9 from Apostolic Church, 7 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 7 from Church of the Brethren, 6 from Calvinist Church, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 5 from Hinduism, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Jewish community.

Twin towns — sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Myjava is twinned with:[12]

References

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  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. ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  6. ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  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. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ "Hodnotiaca správa programového rozpočtu mesta Myjava k 31. 12. 2018" (PDF). myjava.sk (in Slovak). Myjava. p. 20 (53). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  13. ^ "Sister City signs spring up around Little Falls". Little Falls (N.Y.) Times Telegraph. August 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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