Banský Studenec Tópatak
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Coordinates: 48°27′N 18°59′E / 48.45°N 18.98°E / 48.45; 18.98
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Štiavnica District
First mentioned	1266
Area [1]
• Total	19.19 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	461
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	969 01[3]
Area code	+421 45[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BS
Website	www.banskystudenec.sk

Banský Studenec (German: Kohlbach, Goldbach; Hungarian: Tópatak) is a village and municipality in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 570 metres (1,870 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 19.19 km² (7.41 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 (Kulpach) as a German settlement. It belonged to Banská Bystrica.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1897 (parish A)

It has a population of 461 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 463 people by ethnicity 455 as Slovak, 10 as Not found out, 5 as Romani, 3 as Other, 2 as Czech, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Russian.

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 463 people by religion 324 from Roman Catholic Church, 94 from None, 14 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 13 from Not found out, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Other, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• Surnames of living people in Bansky Studenec