Slanec

For people named Slanec, see Slanec (surname).

Slanec (German: Salzburg; Hungarian: Nagyszalánc; Latin: Castrum Salis) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Slanec Salzburg
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.64°N 21.48°E / 48.64; 21.48
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Košice-okolie District
First mentioned	1230
Area [1]
• Total	20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	343 m (1,125 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	441 7[2]
Area code	+421 55[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	KS
Website	www.slanec.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1230 (Castrum Salis) as an important fortress. In 1270 King Stephen V of Hungary gave the castle to Master Reinhold. The new lords of Slanec supported King Přemysl Otakar II against King Ladislav in the conquest of the Bohemian throne. King Ladislav conquered Slanec in 1281. In 1299 the castle passed to the Szalanczyi noble family and, successively, to landowners by the surnames of Lossonczy and Forgách. In 1649, it was besieged by the rebel condottiere György Rákoczi.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 343 metres (1,125 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 20.45 km² (7.90 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Transportation

The village has a railway station.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1231	1315	1445	1500
Difference		+6.82%	+9.88%	+3.80%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1481	1500
Difference		+1.28%

It has a population of 1500 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1364	91.6%
Not found out	80	5.37%
Romani	51	3.42%
Total	1489

In year 2021 was 1489 people by ethnicity 1364 as Slovak, 80 as Not found out, 51 as Romani, 13 as Hungarian, 9 as Czech, 3 as Russian, 2 as Serbian, 2 as Rusyn and 2 as Polish.

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	899	60.38%
None	213	14.3%
Calvinist Church	204	13.7%
Not found out	76	5.1%
Greek Catholic Church	43	2.89%
Evangelical Church	31	2.08%
Total	1489

In year 2021 was 1489 people by religion 899 from Roman Catholic Church, 213 from None, 204 from Calvinist Church, 76 from Not found out, 43 from Greek Catholic Church, 31 from Evangelical Church, 6 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 6 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Other, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Apostolic Church.