Jasenica
Municipality
Jasenica Village and Súľov hills
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°10′47″N 18°27′00″E / 49.17972°N 18.45000°E / 49.17972; 18.45000
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Považská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1269
Area [1]
• Total	7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	312 m (1,024 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,245
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	181 7[3]
Area code	+421 42[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PB
Website	www.jasenica.sk

Jasenica (Hungarian: Jeszence) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1269.

Jasenica is lying in Považie region in Papradno valley among four hills Hradište, Dúbrava, Súdna and Lopušná. Across this valley flows river called Papradnianka. The municipality lies at an altitude of 312 metres (1,024 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 7.29 km² (2.81 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 1245 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 1191 people by ethnicity 1138 as Slovak, 54 as Not found out, 10 as Czech, 2 as Russian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as German and 1 as Bulgarian.

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 1191 people by religion 953 from Roman Catholic Church, 141 from None, 48 from Not found out, 9 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 8 from Evangelical Church, 8 from Ad hoc movements, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Other, 5 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church.

In village is Roman Catholic parish of St. Michael Archangel where two next village belong: Stupné and Podvažie. Parish church is Church of St. Michael Archangel in Jasenica.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1717-1895 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Media related to Jasenica, Považská Bystrica District at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• http://travelingluck.com/Europe/Slovakia/Slovakia+(general)/_3059703_Jasenica.html#themap - Maps of Jasenica, weather in Jasenica, sunrise and sunset in Jasenica
• Surnames of living people in Jasenica