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Senica
Municipality
Flag of Senica
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Coat of arms of Senica
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Senica is located in Trnava Region
Senica
Senica
Location of Senica in the Trnava Region
Senica is located in Slovakia
Senica
Senica
Location of Senica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°41′N 17°22′E / 48.68°N 17.37°E / 48.68; 17.37
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictSenica District
First mentioned1217
Government
 • MayorMartin Džačovský
Area
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 • Total
50.29 km2 (19.42 sq mi)
Elevation
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206 m (676 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
19,355
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
905 01[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Car plateSE
Websitesenica.sk

Senica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈseɲitsa]; German: Senitz; Hungarian: Szenice) is a town in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 206 metres (676 ft)[2] and covers an area of 50.28 km2 (19.41 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Etymology

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The name is derived from the word seno 'hay' with the suffix -ica used to form a place name.[5]

History

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Senica's history is closely related to Branč Castle, built in 1251–1261. It was first mentioned in 1256 and received its city privileges in 1396, confirmed in 1463 and 1492. The city was affected by Turkish wars, anti-Habsburg uprisings, and the Reformation and counter-reformations in the 17th century. In 1746, it became the seat of a district within Nyitra County.[6]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
197011,383—    
198015,515+36.3%
199120,085+29.5%
200121,253+5.8%
201120,255−4.7%
202119,875−1.9%
Source: Censuses[7][8]
Population statistic (10 years)[9]
Year1994200420142024
Count21,03821,02820,35219,137
Difference −0.04% −3.21% −5.96%
Population statistic[9]
Year20232024
Count19,28019,137
Difference−0.74%

It has a population of 19,137 people (31 December 2024).[10]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[11][12]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak18,65293.84%
Not found out9814.93%
Czech3141.57%
Total19,875

In year 2021 was 19,875 people by ethnicity 18,652 as Slovak, 981 as Not found out, 314 as Czech, 71 as Other, 66 as Romani, 38 as Hungarian, 25 as Rusyn, 23 as Ukrainian, 21 as Romanian, 19 as Russian, 15 as Polish, 14 as Vietnamese, 12 as German, 9 as Moravian, 8 as Italian, 8 as Austrian, 7 as Albanian, 4 as Serbian, 4 as French, 4 as Croatian, 4 as English, 3 as Jewish, 3 as Greek, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Irish, 2 as Silesian and 2 as Bulgarian.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[13]
ReligionNumberFraction
None841942.36%
Roman Catholic Church727636.61%
Evangelical Church248812.52%
Not found out11936%
Total19,875

In year 2021 was 19,875 people by religion 8419 from None, 7276 from Roman Catholic Church, 2488 from Evangelical Church, 1193 from Not found out, 104 from Greek Catholic Church, 72 from Ad hoc movements, 63 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 44 from Other, 36 from Apostolic Church, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 28 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 25 from Buddhism, 15 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 13 from Islam, 12 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 12 from United Methodist Church, 11 from Calvinist Church, 8 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Jewish community, 4 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 2 from Hinduism, 2 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 from New Apostolic Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

Industry

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A significant silk-producing company is based in Senica. The company was established in 1954 under the name "Slovenský hodváb". In 2005 the production of viscose rayon was halted. After the merger of Slovenský hodváb and Kord into the new company Slovkor, it continued only with the production of Synthetic fiber for technical purposes. In February 2014, the factory chimney,[14] which dominated the city for more than half a century and was visible from a long distance, was demolished.[15]

OMS lighting, one of the biggest luminaire companies in Eastern and Central Europe, is also based in Senica. With around 1000 employees and exporting 98% of its production to more than 100 countries, the company is a referent in the economy of Senica.[citation needed]

Sport

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Senica is one of the locations where Slovak Bandy Association has organised rink bandy sessions.[16][17] The club is called Športový klub Rytieri Bandy Senica and was founded in 2018.[18]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Senica is twinned with:[19]

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. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. ^ Štefánik, Martin; Lukačka, Ján, eds. (2010). Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku [Lexicon of Medieval Towns in Slovakia] (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava: Historický ústav SAV. p. 424. ISBN 978-80-89396-11-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014.
  6. ^ Fabian, Martin; Mesároš, Ján. "Mesto Senica – oficiálne stránky". Mesto Senica.
  7. ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  8. ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 1 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  14. ^ List of tallest structures in Slovakia
  15. ^ "V Senici padol 104 metrov vysoký komín, na jeho mieste budú obchody a byty – Záhorí.sk – správy z vašej ulice". zahori.sk. 26 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Poster for a rink bandy session in Senica". fbcdn.net.
  17. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk. 23 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Športový klub Rytieri Bandy Senica hospodárenie organizácie a finančné údaje v databáze FinStat". finstat.sk.
  19. ^ "Partnerské mestá" (in Slovak). Senica. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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