Necpaly
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°59′N 18°59′E / 48.98°N 18.98°E / 48.98; 18.98
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Martin District
First mentioned	1266
Area [1]
• Total	42.17 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,023
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	381 2[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MT
Website	www.necpaly.sk

Necpaly (Hungarian: Necpál) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

The name is derived from an adjective necpalý referring to a low density village (Slovak: cpať - to push, to overcrowd, a negative verb necpať).^[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1266. 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.

In the 19th century the chateau got under control of Franklins. The first member of the Franklins’ clan was Benjamin Franklin, an illegitimate son of Dionyz Justh and great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin.^[5]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 500 metres (1,600 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 42.17 km² (16.28 sq mi) (2024).^[6]

It has a population of 1023 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

In year 2021 was 998 people by ethnicity 959 as Slovak, 37 as Not found out, 7 as Other, 4 as Czech, 1 as Chinese, 1 as Irish, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as Russian 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 998 people by religion 373 from None, 305 from Evangelical Church, 248 from Roman Catholic Church, 45 from Not found out, 11 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 3 from Other, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 1 from Greek Catholic Church.

In summer 2007 the first municipal water power station in Slovakia started generating electricity which is in part used for the municipal office building needs and public lighting and in part supplied to the public grid. It is expected to have a yearly output of 160,000 kW. The construction, which cost 5 million Slovak crowns, should be profitable after five years of operation. Three more similar power stations are planned to be finished by the end of 2007 in Necpaly.

• György Lahner (1795-1849), one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Arad
• Gyula Justh (1850-1917), Hungarian jurist and politician