Krušetnica
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Coordinates: 49°22′N 19°21′E / 49.37°N 19.35°E / 49.37; 19.35
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Námestovo District
First mentioned	1580
Area [1]
• Total	16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	656 m (2,152 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,019
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	295 4[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NO
Website	www.krusetnica.sk

Krušetnica (Hungarian: Krusetnica) is a large village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1580.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 656 metres (2,152 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 16.55 km² (6.39 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 1019 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 973 people by ethnicity 972 as Slovak, 7 as Czech, 7 as Not found out, 3 as German, 2 as Other and 1 as Rusyn.

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 973 people by religion 918 from Roman Catholic Church, 39 from None, 4 from Not found out, 4 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Other and 1 from Greek Catholic Church.