Demjata

Demjata (Hungarian: Deméte, Rusyn: Демята) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Demjata
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.10°N 21.32°E / 49.10; 21.32
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Prešov District
First mentioned	1330
Area [1]
• Total	11.49 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	299 m (981 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,086
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	821 3[2]
Area code	+421 51[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PO
Website	www.obecdemjata.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1330.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 299 metres (981 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 11.49 km² (4.44 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Notable people

• Stanislav Šesták, Slovak footballer

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	987	1072	1076	1086
Difference		+8.61%	+0.37%	+0.92%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1082	1086
Difference		+0.36%

It has a population of 1086 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1075	97.63%
Not found out	31	2.81%
Total	1101

In year 2021 was 1101 people by ethnicity 1075 as Slovak, 31 as Not found out, 6 as Rusyn, 3 as Ukrainian, 2 as Czech, 2 as Other and 1 as Romani.

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	960	87.19%
None	66	5.99%
Greek Catholic Church	37	3.36%
Not found out	23	2.09%
Total	1101

In year 2021 was 1101 people by religion 960 from Roman Catholic Church, 66 from None, 37 from Greek Catholic Church, 23 from Not found out, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Islam, 1 from Other, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1750–1895 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1800–1895 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1724–1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia