Farná

This article is about a village in Slovakia. For the Czech-Polish singer, see Ewa Farna.

Farná (Hungarian: Farnad) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

Farná Farnad
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.00°N 18.52°E / 48.00; 18.52
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Levice District
First mentioned	1156
Area [1]
• Total	32.74 km2 (12.64 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,327
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	935 66[2]
Area code	+421 36[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	LV
Website	www.farna.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 148 metres (486 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 32.74 km² (12.64 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1432	1450	1350	1327
Difference		+1.25%	−6.89%	−1.70%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1317	1327
Difference		+0.75%

It has a population of 1327 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	906	67.16%
Slovak	406	30.09%
Not found out	83	6.15%
Romani	66	4.89%
Total	1349

In year 2021 was 1349 people by ethnicity 906 as Hungarian, 406 as Slovak, 83 as Not found out, 66 as Romani, 2 as Czech, 2 as German, 2 as Other and 1 as Austrian.

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	783	58.04%
None	188	13.94%
Calvinist Church	145	10.75%
Evangelical Church	122	9.04%
Not found out	81	6%
Greek Catholic Church	18	1.33%
Total	1349

In year 2021 was 1349 people by religion 783 from Roman Catholic Church, 188 from None, 145 from Calvinist Church, 122 from Evangelical Church, 81 from Not found out, 18 from Greek Catholic Church, 10 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 2 from Other.

Facilities

The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1731-1900 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1959 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1824-1955 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia