Kalša

Kalša (Hungarian: Kalsa) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Kalša Kalsa
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.62°N 21.53°E / 48.62; 21.53
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Košice-okolie District
First mentioned	1270
Area [1]
• Total	4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	200 m (660 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	736
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	441 8[2]
Area code	+421 55[2]
Car plate	KS
Website	www.kalsa.sk

History

The village of Kalša lies at the southeastern foot of the Slanské vrchy mountains in the Podslanská hills. The village developed in the territory belonging to the monastery of the Crusaders. The first written mention of the village dates from 1270. In the medieval age it belonged to local landowners, later it became the property of the city of Košice by deposit and sale. In the past, the population was involved in traditional agriculture, logging and carting. There was a sawmill and a quarry in the village.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres (660 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 4.62 km² (1.78 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	695	714	721	747
Difference		+2.73%	+0.98%	+3.60%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	748	747
Difference		−0.13%

It has a population of 747 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	703	97.09%
Not found out	18	2.48%
Total	724

In year 2021 was 724 people by ethnicity 703 as Slovak, 18 as Not found out, 6 as Rusyn, 3 as Hungarian, 2 as Austrian, 1 as Czech, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Other.

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	440	60.77%
Greek Catholic Church	188	25.97%
None	38	5.25%
Not found out	26	3.59%
Calvinist Church	22	3.04%
Total	724

In year 2021 was 724 people by religion 440 from Roman Catholic Church, 188 from Greek Catholic Church, 38 from None, 26 from Not found out, 22 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Other, 1 from Evangelical Church and 1 from Buddhism.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1744-1919 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1798-1895 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1771-1896 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia