Girovce

Girovce (Hungarian: Gerlefalva, until 1899: Girócz) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Girovce
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.02°N 21.77°E / 49.02; 21.77
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Vranov nad Topľou District
First mentioned	1408
Area [1]
• Total	2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	51
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	940 6[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	VT
Website	girovce.webnode.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 143 metres (469 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 2.74 km² (1.06 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	86	70	62	51
Difference		−18.60%	−11.42%	−17.74%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	51	51
Difference		+0%

It has a population of 51 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	55	100%
Czech	2	3.63%
Rusyn	1	1.81%
Total	55

In year 2021 was 55 people by ethnicity 55 as Slovak, 2 as Czech and 1 as Rusyn.

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	42	76.36%
Greek Catholic Church	9	16.36%
None	4	7.27%
Total	55

In year 2021 was 55 people by religion 42 from Roman Catholic Church, 9 from Greek Catholic Church and 4 from None.

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia