Jasenová
Municipality
Birthplace of Slovak writer Martin Kukučín
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Coordinates: 49°11′N 19°18′E / 49.18°N 19.30°E / 49.18; 19.30
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Dolný Kubín District
First mentioned	1320
Area [1]
• Total	11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	434
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	270 1[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	DK
Website	www.jasenova.sk

Jasenová (Hungarian: Jaszenova) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Zilina Region of northern Slovakia. It has population of 401 people.

Its name comes from the Slovak word Jaseň, which is a kind of tree often found in the area. There is a church built in 1836 and an old elementary school from the 19th century. A hill named Choč (altitude 1611 m) can be seen from the village.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 538 metres (1,765 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 11.92 km² (4.60 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jasenová was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

It has a population of 434 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 425 people by ethnicity 419 as Slovak, 4 as Not found out, 1 as Jewish, 1 as German and 1 as Other.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 425 people by religion 305 from Evangelical Church, 72 from Roman Catholic Church, 36 from None, 8 from Not found out, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Other, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Buddhism.

• Martin Kukučín, writer

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1672-1898 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1949 (parish A)

• Surnames of living people in Jasenova