Podbrezová

Podbrezová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpɔdbrezɔʋaː]) is a large village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia, around 10 km west of the district seat town, Brezno.

Podbrezová
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Coordinates: 48.82°N 19.53°E / 48.82; 19.53
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1953
Area [1]
• Total	18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	476 m (1,562 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,517
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 81[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.podbrezova.sk

History

The village is actually made of six former independent settlements, which were grouped in the 19th century around a new mill - the Hron iron works.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	4178	4171	3965	3470
Difference		−0.16%	−4.93%	−12.48%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	3503	3470
Difference		−0.94%

It has a population of 3470 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	3286	90.72%
Not found out	301	8.31%
Romani	51	1.4%
Total	3622

In year 2021 was 3622 people by ethnicity 3286 as Slovak, 301 as Not found out, 51 as Romani, 34 as Czech, 12 as Hungarian, 10 as Other, 5 as Russian, 4 as Rusyn, 2 as Italian, 2 as German, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Irish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Croatian.

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+ %)^[8]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1759	48.56%
None	1252	34.57%
Not found out	342	9.44%
Evangelical Church	165	4.56%
Total	3622

In year 2021 was 3622 people by religion 1759 from Roman Catholic Church, 1252 from None, 342 from Not found out, 165 from Evangelical Church, 32 from Greek Catholic Church, 19 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 12 from Ad hoc movements, 11 from Other, 6 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Islam, 5 from Buddhism, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Baptists Church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Sport

Football

Podbrezová has a football club FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová which currently plays in the Slovak First Football League. Home games are played in the ZELPO Arena, located in Podbrezová.