Horná Štubňa
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Coordinates: 48°49′N 18°53′E / 48.82°N 18.88°E / 48.82; 18.88
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Turčianske Teplice District
First mentioned	1390
Area [1]
• Total	31.38 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	624 m (2,047 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,627
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 6[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	RK
Website	www.hornastubna.sk

Horná Štubňa (German: Oberstuben; Hungarian: Felsőstubnya) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1390. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 624 metres (2,047 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 31.38 km² (12.12 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 1627 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 1618 people by ethnicity 1519 as Slovak, 88 as Not found out, 50 as German, 16 as Romani, 3 as Czech, 2 as Hungarian, 2 as Other, 1 as Russian and 1 as Romanian.

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 1618 people by religion 831 from Roman Catholic Church, 477 from None, 196 from Evangelical Church, 89 from Not found out, 8 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Other, 3 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Islam, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1737-1919 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1820-1923 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia