Jarovnice

Jarovnice (German: Jarownitz; Hungarian: Jernye) is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Jarovnice
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Coordinates: 49.05°N 21.07°E / 49.05; 21.07
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Sabinov District
First mentioned	1260
Government
• Mayor	Florián Giňa
Area [1]
• Total	20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	422 m (1,385 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	8,261
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	826 3[2]
Area code	+421 51[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SB
Website	www.jarovnice.sk

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1260.^[4]

Heavy rains on July 20 of 1998 brought about the worst floods in Slovak history, changing otherwise quiet rivers in eastern Slovakia into a lethal force. The wild, overflowing water rushed from the river bed, sweeping over and engulfing everything in its path. The tragic results of these destructive floods were 63 dead, over 3,000 people evacuated from their homes, and two thousand houses destroyed in dozens of communities.^[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 422 metres (1,385 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 20.17 km² (7.79 sq mi) (2024).^[6]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[7]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	3377	4562	6110	8261
Difference		+35.09%	+33.93%	+35.20%

Population statistic^[7]

Year	2023	2024
Count	7992	8261
Difference		+3.36%

It has a population of 8261 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9][10]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	6179	85.33%
Romani	5372	74.18%
Not found out	733	10.12%
Total	7241

In year 2021 was 7241 people by ethnicity 6179 as Slovak, 5372 as Romani, 733 as Not found out, 10 as Hungarian, 9 as Rusyn, 7 as Czech, 6 as Other, 1 as Italian, 1 as Polish 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.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they numbered 6900 and constituted an estimated 88% of the local population.^[11] The municipality has the largest Roma population in the country according to the 2021 census data as well.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[12]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	6364	87.89%
Not found out	581	8.02%
None	121	1.67%
Apostolic Church	115	1.59%
Total	7241

In year 2021 was 7241 people by religion 6364 from Roman Catholic Church, 581 from Not found out, 121 from None, 115 from Apostolic Church, 30 from Greek Catholic Church, 13 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 5 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from New Apostolic Church and 1 from United Methodist Church.

Top 3 Slovak municipalities by Romani population, 2021 Census^[13]

City	Population
Jarovnice	4,176(57.67%)
Luník IX	3,073(43.67%)
Rakúsy	2,248(70.76%)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

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): 1750-1896 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834-1895 (parish B)