Štiavnička

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Štiavnička
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Štiavnička (Slovakia)
Štiavnička
Štiavnička
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Ružomberok
Region : Liptov
Area : 1.914 km²
Residents : 877 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 458 inhabitants per km²
Height : 513  m nm
Postal code : 034 01 ( Ružomberok post office )
Telephone code : 0 44
Geographic location : 49 ° 4 '  N , 19 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 4 '11 "  N , 19 ° 20' 34"  E
License plate : RK
Kód obce : 511056
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Ladislav Zvara
Address: Obecný úrad Štiavnička
č. 78
034 01 Štiavnička
Website: www.stiavnicka.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Štiavnička (Hungarian Kisselmec ) is a municipality in northern central Slovakia with 877 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Ružomberok , a district of the Žilinský kraj and is part of the traditional Liptov region .

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geography

The village is located in the western part of the Podtatranská kotlina basin , at the confluence of the Štiavnička brook with the Váh . The center of the village is at an altitude of 513  m nm and is five kilometers from the city center of Ružomberok .

Neighboring towns are Ružomberok in the west, Lisková in the north and northeast, Liptovská Štiavnica in the southeast and south and Ludrová in the southwest.

history

The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1505 as Kysstzewnycza and was probably built around 1400 on what was then the area of ​​the neighboring village Liptovská Štiavnica . It belonged to the local nobles and was also inhabited by them. In 1828 there are 37 houses and 256 inhabitants.

population

Results after the 2001 census (559 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 99.46% Slovaks
  • 0.18% Magyars

By denomination:

  • 92.13% Roman Catholic
  • 5.55% Protestant
  • 1.43% non-denominational

Buildings

  • Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, consecrated in 2003

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