Rimavská Sobota

Rimavská Sobota
Rimaszombat
City
Flag of Rimavská Sobota
Coat of arms of Rimavská Sobota
Rimavská Sobota is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Rimavská Sobota
Rimavská Sobota
Location of Rimavská Sobota in the Banská Bystrica Region
Rimavská Sobota is located in Slovakia
Rimavská Sobota
Rimavská Sobota
Location of Rimavská Sobota in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°22′52″N 20°00′52″E / 48.38111°N 20.01444°E / 48.38111; 20.01444
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRimavská Sobota
First mentioned1271
Government
 • MayorJozef Šimko
Area
 • Total77.55 km2 (29.94 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
241[2] m (791[2] ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total21,527
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
979 01[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateRS
Websitewww.rimavskasobota.sk

Rimavská Sobota (Hungarian: Rimaszombat; German: Großsteffelsdorf) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. About 24,000 people live there.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[4]
Year:1995200520152025
Count:25,43624,42524,21720,964
Progress: -3.97% -0.85% -13.43%
Population statistics[4]
Year:20242025
Count:21,17520,964
Progress:-0.99%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak13,35960.59%
Hungarian731533.17%
Not found out19198.7%
Romani3291.49%
Total22,048

In year 2021 was 22,048 people by ethnicity 13,359 as Slovak, 7315 as Hungarian, 1919 as Not found out, 329 as Romani, 109 as Czech, 60 as Other, 26 as Ukrainian, 22 as Chinese, 20 as German, 16 as Rusyn, 15 as Russian, 13 as Vietnamese, 12 as Jewish, 10 as English, 8 as Polish, 5 as Irish, 5 as Turkish, 5 as Bulgarian, 4 as Italian, 4 as French, 2 as Romanian, 2 as Moravian and 1 as Greek.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
None851638.62%
Roman Catholic Church694331.49%
Not found out279712.69%
Evangelical Church15937.23%
Calvinist Church15036.82%
Total22,048

In year 2021 was 22,048 people by religion 8516 from None, 6943 from Roman Catholic Church, 2797 from Not found out, 1593 from Evangelical Church, 1503 from Calvinist Church, 169 from Greek Catholic Church, 166 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 52 from Ad hoc movements, 48 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 48 from Other, 34 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 32 from Buddhism, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 30 from United Methodist Church, 24 from Islam, 14 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 13 from Jewish community, 10 from Old Catholic Church, 10 from Baptists Church, 6 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Hinduism and 2 from Apostolic Church.

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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