Pohronská Polhora

Pohronská Polhora (Hungarian: Erdőköz) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The first direct mention of the village dates back to 1786,^[4] although it is known that the famous outlaw Jakub Surovec was captured there as early as 1740.^[5]

Pohronská Polhora Erdőköz
Municipality
St. Michael church
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.75°N 19.78°E / 48.75; 19.78
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1786
Area [1]
• Total	35.77 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	619 m (2,031 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,685
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 56[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.ppolhora.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 619 metres (2,031 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 35.76 km² (13.81 sq mi) (2024).^[6]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[7]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1592	1707	1768	1678
Difference		+7.22%	+3.57%	−5.09%

Population statistic^[7]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1689	1678
Difference		−0.65%

It has a population of 1678 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9][10]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1574	92.58%
Not found out	117	6.88%
Romani	76	4.47%
Total	1700

In year 2021 was 1700 people by ethnicity 1574 as Slovak, 117 as Not found out, 76 as Romani, 8 as Czech, 2 as Rusyn, 2 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Moravian.

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
Roman Catholic Church	1370	80.59%
None	166	9.76%
Not found out	109	6.41%
Evangelical Church	21	1.24%
Total	1700

In year 2021 was 1700 people by religion 1370 from Roman Catholic Church, 166 from None, 109 from Not found out, 21 from Evangelical Church, 8 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Other, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Apostolic Church.