Chlebnice

Chlebnice is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Chlebnice
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Coordinates: 49.23°N 19.47°E / 49.23; 19.47
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Dolný Kubín District
First mentioned	1564
Area [1]
• Total	25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	582 m (1,909 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,617
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	275 5[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	DK
Website	www.obecchlebnice.sk

Chlebnice has three sister cities: Balkány in Hungary, Słopnice in Poland and Lázári in Romania.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 582 metres (1,909 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 25.27 km² (9.76 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Chlebnice was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1479	1598	1612	1619
Difference		+8.04%	+0.87%	+0.43%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1622	1619
Difference		−0.18%

It has a population of 1619 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1601	99.81%
Total	1604

In year 2021 was 1604 people by ethnicity 1601 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 1 as Czech, 1 as Russian and 1 as French.

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 he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1542	96.13%
None	37	2.31%
Total	1604

In year 2021 was 1604 people by religion 1542 from Roman Catholic Church, 37 from None, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from Other, 4 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Not found out, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Old Catholic Church.

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia