Revúca

Revúca
Town
Coat of arms of Revúca
Revúca is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Revúca
Revúca
Location of Revúca in the Banská Bystrica Region
Revúca is located in Slovakia
Revúca
Revúca
Revúca (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°40′59″N 20°06′48″E / 48.68306°N 20.11333°E / 48.68306; 20.11333
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRevúca
First mentioned1357
Government
 • MayorJúlius Buchta
Area
 • Total38.87 km2 (15.01 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
352[2] m (1,155[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total11,109
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Postal code
050 01[2]
Area code+421 58[2]
Car plateRA
Websitewww.revuca.sk

Revúca (German: Groß-Rauschenbach; Hungarian: Nagyrőce) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. It is the capital of the Revúca District.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[4]
Year:1995200520152025
Count:13,97413,09812,46610,778
Progress: -6.26% -4.82% -13.54%
Population statistics[4]
Year:20242025
Count:10,87410,778
Progress:-0.88%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak10,00987.15%
Not found out131811.47%
Romani6565.71%
Hungarian1831.59%
Total11,484

In year 2021 was 11,484 people by ethnicity 10,009 as Slovak, 1318 as Not found out, 656 as Romani, 183 as Hungarian, 51 as Czech, 33 as Ukrainian, 30 as Other, 20 as Rusyn, 14 as Russian, 7 as German, 6 as English, 5 as Chinese, 4 as Vietnamese, 3 as Turkish, 3 as Polish, 3 as Albanian, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Irish, 2 as Canadian, 2 as French, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Moravian and 1 as Greek.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
None515844.91%
Roman Catholic Church323028.13%
Evangelical Church139612.16%
Not found out121010.54%
Greek Catholic Church1581.38%
Total11,484

In year 2021 was 11,484 people by religion 5158 from None, 3230 from Roman Catholic Church, 1396 from Evangelical Church, 1210 from Not found out, 158 from Greek Catholic Church, 56 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 52 from Baptists Church, 51 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 42 from Calvinist Church, 29 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 26 from Ad hoc movements, 16 from Other, 14 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 14 from United Methodist Church, 8 from Islam, 6 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 5 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Buddhism, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Jewish community, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Twin towns

Revúca is twinned with:

  • Hungary Kazincbarcika, Hungary
  • Poland Lędziny, Poland
  • Czech Republic Litovel, Czech Republic
  • Switzerland Uster, Switzerland

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  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.

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