Petrová

Petrová
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°23′N 21°07′E / 49.39°N 21.12°E / 49.39; 21.12
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Bardejov District
First mentioned	1414
Area [1]
• Total	14.30 km^2 (5.52 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	444 m (1,457 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	977
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	860 2[2]
Area code	+421 54[2]
Car plate	BJ

Petrová is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1414.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	487	671	827	1001
Difference		+37.78%	+23.24%	+21.03%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	981	1001
Difference		+2.03%

It has a population of 1001 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	862	91.41%
Romani	705	74.76%
Rusyn	93	9.86%
Not found out	42	4.45%
Total	943

In year 2021 was 943 people by ethnicity 862 as Slovak, 705 as Romani, 93 as Rusyn, 42 as Not found out, 3 as Czech and 2 as German.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 97% of the local population.^[8]

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Eastern Orthodox Church	695	73.7%
Greek Catholic Church	161	17.07%
Roman Catholic Church	46	4.88%
Not found out	22	2.33%
None	18	1.91%
Total	943

In year 2021 was 943 people by religion 695 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 161 from Greek Catholic Church, 46 from Roman Catholic Church, 22 from Not found out, 18 from None and 1 from Evangelical Church.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 444 metres (1,457 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 14.29 km² (5.52 sq mi) (2024).^[10]

References

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. "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. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
6. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
8. 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
9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
10. "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.