Chorvátsky Grob

Chorvátsky Grob (Croatian: Hrvatski Grob, Hungarian: Horvátgurab, Horvát-Gurab, German: Kroatisch-Eisgrub) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava region. It has a population of around 6,000 people.

Chorvátsky Grob Hrvatski Grob
Municipality
The King Church
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.23°N 17.29°E / 48.23; 17.29
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Senec District
First mentioned	1552
Government
• Mayor	Vladimíra Vydrová
Area [1]
• Total	15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	7,885
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 25[2]
Area code	+421 13[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SC
Website	www.chorvatskygrob.sk

The village's name Chorvátsky means Croatian. This refers to the Croatian people that have lived in the area since the early 16th century. This population arrived here after escaping the area between Sisak and Kostajnica during the Ottoman Wars. The area was settled by Croatians escaping from Turkish Ottoman raids which helps explain the etymology of the present-day name from "Horvát Gurab" to "Chorvátsky Grob" (Croatian Grave) used at the present time.

According to the local municipality website of Chorvátsky Grob^[4] the Slovak word for "grob" is " hrob" or, in English "grave". Reportedly, this place was named in memory of soldiers, though it is not clear if those soldiers were Croats, Slovaks or another ethnicity.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 141 metres (463 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 15.11 km² (5.83 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1518	1787	4794	7885
Difference		+17.72%	+168.27%	+64.47%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	7690	7885
Difference		+2.53%

It has a population of 7885 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	6230	91.21%
Not found out	405	5.92%
Hungarian	83	1.21%
Total	6830

In year 2021 was 6830 people by ethnicity 6230 as Slovak, 405 as Not found out, 83 as Hungarian, 67 as Czech, 65 as Other, 65 as Croatian, 49 as Rusyn, 48 as Vietnamese, 18 as Ukrainian, 14 as Russian, 14 as Polish, 13 as Italian, 12 as German, 10 as Austrian, 8 as French, 7 as Jewish, 7 as English, 6 as Turkish, 4 as Bulgarian, 3 as Korean, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Romani, 1 as Irish, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Canadian and 1 as Albanian.

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+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	3037	44.47%
None	2796	40.94%
Not found out	399	5.84%
Evangelical Church	203	2.97%
Greek Catholic Church	116	1.7%
Total	6830

In year 2021 was 6830 people by religion 3037 from Roman Catholic Church, 2796 from None, 399 from Not found out, 203 from Evangelical Church, 116 from Greek Catholic Church, 45 from Ad hoc movements, 38 from Other, 32 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 31 from Calvinist Church, 28 from Baptists Church, 16 from Islam, 16 from Buddhism, 14 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 12 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 11 from Church of the Brethren, 9 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Apostolic Church, 6 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Jewish community, 3 from Bahá'i Community, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Old Catholic Church and 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Chorvátsky Grob is twinned with:^[11]

• Benkovac, Croatia

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia