Žiar, Revúca District

Žiar
Zsór
Flag of Žiar
Žiar is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Žiar
Žiar
Location of Žiar in the Banská Bystrica Region
Žiar is located in Slovakia
Žiar
Žiar
Location of Žiar in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′15″N 20°16′30″E / 48.43750°N 20.27500°E / 48.43750; 20.27500
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRevúca District
First mentioned1324
Area
 • Total
4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
110
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
982 01[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)RA
Websiteziar.webnode.sk

Žiar (Hungarian: Zsór) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[4]
Year1994200420142024
Count179150148110
Difference −16.20% −1.33% −25.67%
Population statistic[4]
Year20232024
Count101110
Difference+8.91%

It has a population of 110 people (31 December 2024).[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[6][7]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian7567.56%
Slovak4136.93%
Czech32.7%
Romani21.8%
Total111

In year 2021 was 111 people by ethnicity 75 as Hungarian, 41 as Slovak, 3 as Czech, 2 as Romani and 1 as Not found out.

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+ %)[8]
ReligionNumberFraction
None3733.33%
Calvinist Church3632.43%
Roman Catholic Church2522.52%
Evangelical Church1210.81%
Total111

In year 2021 was 111 people by religion 37 from None, 36 from Calvinist Church, 25 from Roman Catholic Church, 12 from Evangelical Church and 1 from Other.

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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  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.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.