Stará Ľubovňa

Stará Ľubovňa
Town
Stará Ľubovňa Castle and an open-air folk museum
Stará Ľubovňa Castle and an open-air folk museum
Coat of arms of Stará Ľubovňa
Nickname: 
Lubovna
Stará Ľubovňa is located in Prešov Region
Stará Ľubovňa
Stará Ľubovňa
Location of Stará Ľubovňa in Prešov Region
Stará Ľubovňa is located in Slovakia
Stará Ľubovňa
Stará Ľubovňa
Location of Stará Ľubovňa in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°18′34″N 20°40′44″E / 49.30944°N 20.67889°E / 49.30944; 20.67889
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictStará Ľubovňa
First mentioned1292
Government
 • MayorĽuboš Tomko
Area
 • Total30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total15,707
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
064 01
Area code+421-52
Car plateSL
Websitewww.staralubovna.sk

Stará Ľubovňa (German: Altlublau; Hungarian: Ólubló; Polish: Lubowla) is a town in the Prešov Region in northeastern Slovakia. About 16,000 people live there. It has two districts: Podsadek and Stará Ľubovňa. The town was first mentioned as Libenow in 1292.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[3]
Year:1995200520152025
Count:15,64016,36316,34715,534
Progress: +4.62% -0.09% -4.97%
Population statistics[3]
Year:20242025
Count:15,59915,534
Progress:-0.41%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)[4][5]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak13,79086.52%
Not found out167210.49%
Rusyn13558.5%
Romani10936.85%
Total15,938

In year 2021 was 15,938 people by ethnicity 13,790 as Slovak, 1672 as Not found out, 1355 as Rusyn, 1093 as Romani, 95 as Czech, 85 as Ukrainian, 62 as Polish, 54 as Other, 33 as German, 24 as Hungarian, 18 as Russian, 7 as Moravian, 5 as Irish, 5 as English, 4 as Romanian, 3 as Vietnamese, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Croatian, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Italian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Albanian.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[6]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church881855.33%
Greek Catholic Church352922.14%
Not found out173710.9%
None14168.88%
Eastern Orthodox Church1761.1%
Total15,938

In year 2021 was 15,938 people by religion 8818 from Roman Catholic Church, 3529 from Greek Catholic Church, 1737 from Not found out, 1416 from None, 176 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 71 from Evangelical Church, 42 from Ad hoc movements, 36 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 25 from Other, 16 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 16 from United Methodist Church, 13 from Calvinist Church, 11 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Buddhism, 7 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 4 from Islam, 2 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 1 from Baptists Church and 1 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. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  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.

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