Drietoma

Drietoma is a village and municipality in the Trenčín District in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia.

Drietoma
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Coordinates: 48.90°N 17.95°E / 48.90; 17.95
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Trenčín District
First mentioned	1321
Area [1]
• Total	35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,194
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	913 03[2]
Area code	+421 32[2]
Car plate	TN
Website	www.drietoma.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1244.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 230 metres (750 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 35.83 km² (13.83 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2028	2047	2262	2187
Difference		+0.93%	+10.50%	−3.31%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2191	2187
Difference		−0.18%

It has a population of 2187 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	2134	95.56%
Not found out	81	3.62%
Czech	29	1.29%
Total	2233

In year 2021 was 2233 people by ethnicity 2134 as Slovak, 81 as Not found out, 29 as Czech, 7 as Other, 4 as Serbian, 4 as Russian, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as Hungarian, 1 as Vietnamese, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Polish, 1 as German, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Bulgarian and 1 as English.

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	1499	67.13%
None	378	16.93%
Evangelical Church	204	9.14%
Not found out	89	3.99%
Total	2233

In year 2021 was 2233 people by religion 1499 from Roman Catholic Church, 378 from None, 204 from Evangelical Church, 89 from Not found out, 10 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 9 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 9 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Islam, 6 from Ad hoc movements, 5 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Other, 2 from Hinduism, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 1 from Buddhism.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1714-1896 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia