Kováčová Kovácsfalva
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°35′N 19°05′E / 48.59°N 19.09°E / 48.59; 19.09
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Zvolen District
First mentioned	1254
Government
• Mayor	Ján Izrael (KDH)
Area [1]
• Total	7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,695
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 37[3]
Area code	+421 45[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	ZV
Website	www.kovacova.sk

Kováčová (Hungarian: Kovácsfalva) is a spa village in Central Slovakia, best known for its hot springs.

The village was first mentioned in 1254 as Koachou, and it was standing approximately 2 km west from present-day village. A hot spring was discovered in 1898 and soon after (1899, 1905) was used for spa purposes. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kováčová was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Kováčová is situated in the Zvolen District of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. The village is located in the Zvolen Basin, at the foothills of the Kremnické vrchy mountains, 5 km from Zvolen and 18 km from Banská Bystrica. Kováčová neighbors the spa town of Sliač.

It has a population of 1695 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

In year 2021 was 1552 people by ethnicity 1491 as Slovak, 46 as Not found out, 14 as Czech, 9 as Russian, 3 as Irish, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as Hungarian, 2 as Other, 2 as English, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romani and 1 as German.

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 1552 people by religion 776 from Roman Catholic Church, 443 from None, 227 from Evangelical Church, 47 from Not found out, 17 from Greek Catholic Church, 10 from Ad hoc movements, 9 from Other, 6 from Islam, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 2 from Buddhism.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1692-1880 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1909 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• Official municipal website (in Slovak)
• Surnames of living people in Kovacova