Dolná Strehová

Dolná Strehová (Hungarian: Alsósztregova) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Dolná Strehová Alsósztregova
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.25°N 19.50°E / 48.25; 19.50
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Veľký Krtíš District
First mentioned	1251
Area [1]
• Total	21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	998
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	991 02[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	VK
Website	dolnastrehova.sk

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic strъg-, strěg-: to watch, to guard.^[4] 1245 de villa Stregowa, 1250 Stregoa, 1310 de Strigua, 1349 poss. Stregoua, 1393 Ztregua, 1461 Stregwa, 1487 Ztrehowa, 1808 sk. Dolnj Střehowá, hu. Asló-Sztregova and sk. Hornj Střehowá, hu. Felső-Sztregova.^[4]

History

The village belonged to many feudatory families. In 1534 it passed to Léva town (today Levice, Slovakia). In the 18th century it belonged to the Esterházy family. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, it became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia. In 1938, by the First Vienna Award, it was returned to Hungary until the end of World War II, when it became part of Czechoslovakia again. Since 1993, it is part of Slovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1050	1017	1046	1007
Difference		−3.14%	+2.85%	−3.72%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	995	1007
Difference		+1.20%

It has a population of 1007 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	979	96.64%
Not found out	23	2.27%
Czech	15	1.48%
Total	1013

In year 2021 was 1013 people by ethnicity 979 as Slovak, 23 as Not found out, 15 as Czech, 4 as Hungarian, 3 as Other, 2 as Romani, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Serbian 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 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	587	57.95%
None	191	18.85%
Evangelical Church	179	17.67%
Not found out	33	3.26%
Total	1013

In year 2021 was 1013 people by religion 587 from Roman Catholic Church, 191 from None, 179 from Evangelical Church, 33 from Not found out, 9 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Buddhism.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1811-1899 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1815-1897 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia