Spišská Nová Ves

Spišská Nová Ves
Town
From the top, Aerial view of Radničné Square, Spiš Museum, Spišská Nová Ves Town Hall
Coat of arms of Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves is located in Košice Region
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves
Location in Slovakia
Spišská Nová Ves is located in Slovakia
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°56′38″N 20°34′03″E / 48.94389°N 20.56750°E / 48.94389; 20.56750
Country Slovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves
First mentioned1268
Government
 • MayorPavol Bečarik
Area
 • Total66.67 km2 (25.74 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total34,855
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
052 01[2]
Area code+421 53[2]
Car plateSN
Websitewww.spisskanovaves.eu

Spišská Nová Ves (Hungarian: Igló; German: (Zipser) Neu(en)dorf) is a town in the Košice Region in Slovakia. The town is southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region. It is the largest town in the Spišská Nová Ves District. About 35,000 people live there.

The main sights of Spišská Nová Ves are the Spiš Castle and the Slovak Paradise National Park.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[4]
Year:1995200520152025
Count:38,99238,53437,59434,023
Progress: -1.17% -2.43% -9.49%
Population statistics[4]
Year:20242025
Count:34,25534,023
Progress:-0.67%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak32,60792.02%
Not found out24016.77%
Romani5931.67%
Total35,431

In year 2021 was 35,431 people by ethnicity 32,607 as Slovak, 2401 as Not found out, 593 as Romani, 309 as Rusyn, 184 as Czech, 103 as Other, 87 as German, 72 as Hungarian, 50 as Vietnamese, 50 as Russian, 47 as Ukrainian, 33 as Polish, 15 as Chinese, 12 as Austrian, 11 as English, 10 as Italian, 6 as Jewish, 6 as Greek, 5 as Moravian, 5 as Albanian, 4 as Irish, 4 as Serbian, 4 as Silesian, 4 as French, 4 as Croatian, 3 as Romanian, 3 as Bulgarian, 1 as Turkish and 1 as Canadian.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church20,59558.13%
None879224.81%
Not found out33299.4%
Greek Catholic Church10472.96%
Evangelical Church7982.25%
Total35,431

In year 2021 was 35,431 people by religion 20,595 from Roman Catholic Church, 8792 from None, 3329 from Not found out, 1047 from Greek Catholic Church, 798 from Evangelical Church, 144 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 126 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 115 from Ad hoc movements, 111 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 104 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 64 from Other, 42 from Buddhism, 28 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 26 from Church of the Brethren, 24 from Calvinist Church, 24 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 18 from Islam, 12 from Apostolic Church, 10 from United Methodist Church, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 5 from Hinduism, 3 from Jewish community, 3 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3 from Baptists Church, 2 from New Apostolic Church and 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite 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 "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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