Litava, Krupina District

Litava
Litva
Flag of Litava
Litava is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Litava
Litava
Location of Litava in the Banská Bystrica Region
Litava is located in Slovakia
Litava
Litava
Location of Litava in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°17′56″N 19°10′46″E / 48.29889°N 19.17944°E / 48.29889; 19.17944
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictKrupina District
First mentioned1135
Government
 • MayorĽubica Tuhárska
Area
 • Total
22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Elevation430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
727
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
962 44[3]
Area code+421 45[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KA
Websitewww.obeclitava.sk

Litava (Hungarian: Litva) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

The village was mentioned for the first time in a document from 1135. Already in this year a Romanesque chapel was present in the village. With the presence of this church, the village served as a kind of spiritual, cultural and social center of the region since the 12th century. In the 15th century Litava was a tolling point. In 1496 already the village had its own mill. In 1613 a wooden school stood in the middle of the village which was rebuilt into a brick school in 1811.[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count822809768727
Difference −1.58% −5.06% −5.33%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count738727
Difference−1.49%

It has a population of 727 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak74698.93%
Romani7710.21%
Not found out111.45%
Total754

In year 2021 was 754 people by ethnicity 746 as Slovak, 77 as Romani, 11 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Russian and 1 as Polish.

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church67990.05%
None496.5%
Evangelical Church131.72%
Total754

In year 2021 was 754 people by religion 679 from Roman Catholic Church, 49 from None, 13 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Not found out, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Obec Litava | Obec Litava".
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.