Stará Myjava

Stará Myjava
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°47′N 17°35′E / 48.79°N 17.59°E / 48.79; 17.59
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Myjava District
First mentioned	1955
Area [1]
• Total	17.72 km^2 (6.84 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	766
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	907 01[3]
Area code	+421 34[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MY
Website	www.staramyjava.sk

Stará Myjava (German: Alt-Miawa, Hungarian: Ómiava) is a village and municipality in Myjava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1955. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 390 metres (1,280 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 17.72 km² (6.84 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	725	730	733	766
Difference		+0.68%	+0.41%	+4.50%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	744	766
Difference		+2.95%

It has a population of 766 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	741	97.24%
Not found out	18	2.36%
Czech	9	1.18%
Total	762

In year 2021 was 762 people by ethnicity 741 as Slovak, 18 as Not found out, 9 as Czech, 1 as Italian and 1 as French.

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Evangelical Church	416	54.59%
None	248	32.55%
Roman Catholic Church	47	6.17%
Not found out	32	4.2%
Total	762

In year 2021 was 762 people by religion 416 from Evangelical Church, 248 from None, 47 from Roman Catholic Church, 32 from Not found out, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Other, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Buddhism.

References

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. "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. "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.