Myjava

Myjava (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmijaʋa]; historically also Miava, German: Miawa, Hungarian: Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.

Myjava
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.75°N 17.56°E / 48.75; 17.56
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Myjava District
First mentioned	1262
Government
• Mayor	Ľubomír Halabrín
Area [1]
• Total	48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	10,626
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	907 01[2]
Area code	+421 34[2]
Car plate	MY
Website	www.myjava.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 313 metres (1,027 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 48.54 km² (18.74 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flows through the town. It is 10 km away from the Czech border, 35 km from Skalica and 100 km from Bratislava.

History

The settlement was established in 1533 and was colonized by two groups of inhabitants: refugees fleeing from the Ottomans in southern Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) and inhabitants from north-western and northern Upper Hungary.

During the Revolutions of 1848, the first Slovak National Council met in the town as a result of the Slovak Uprising. Today, the house of their meeting is now part of the Museum of the Slovak National Councils, a part of the Slovak National Museum network.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Myjava was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 8 April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Myjava and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	9,227	—
1980	11,668	+26.5%
1991	13,135	+12.6%
2001	13,142	+0.1%
2011	12,330	−6.2%
2021	10,985	−10.9%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Population statistic (10 years)^[7]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	13,244	12,884	12,042	10,453
Difference		−2.71%	−6.53%	−13.19%

Population statistic^[7]

Year	2023	2024
Count	10,547	10,453
Difference		−0.89%

It has a population of 10,453 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9][10]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	10,131	92.22%
Not found out	689	6.27%
Czech	178	1.62%
Total	10,985

In year 2021 was 10,985 people by ethnicity 10,131 as Slovak, 689 as Not found out, 178 as Czech, 46 as Romani, 38 as Other, 27 as Romanian, 25 as Hungarian, 15 as Russian, 9 as Moravian, 8 as Vietnamese, 7 as Italian, 6 as Ukrainian, 5 as English, 4 as Turkish, 4 as Rusyn, 4 as Polish, 3 as Jewish, 3 as Serbian, 1 as Chinese, 1 as Austrian, 1 as German, 1 as Greek, 1 as French, 1 as Croatian and 1 as Bulgarian.

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+ %)^[11]

Religion	Number	Fraction
None	4403	40.08%
Evangelical Church	4183	38.08%
Roman Catholic Church	1220	11.11%
Not found out	880	8.01%
Total	10,985

In year 2021 was 10,985 people by religion 4403 from None, 4183 from Evangelical Church, 1220 from Roman Catholic Church, 880 from Not found out, 67 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 40 from Ad hoc movements, 36 from Other, 29 from Greek Catholic Church, 21 from Buddhism, 18 from United Methodist Church, 13 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 11 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Islam, 9 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9 from Apostolic Church, 7 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 7 from Church of the Brethren, 6 from Calvinist Church, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 5 from Hinduism, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Jewish community.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Myjava is twinned with:^[12]

• Dolní Němčí, Czech Republic
• Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
• Flisa, Norway
• Åsnes, Norway
• Janošik, Serbia
• Oroszlány, Hungary
• Little Falls, NY^[13]