Slopná

Slopná (Hungarian: Szolopna) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

Slopná
Municipality
St. Andrew's Church
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Coordinates: 49.05°N 18.40°E / 49.05; 18.40
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Považská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1277
Area [1]
• Total	7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	493
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	182 1[2]
Area code	+421 42[2]
Car plate	PB
Website	www.slopna.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1277.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 309 metres (1,014 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 7.64 km² (2.95 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	509	491	477	496
Difference		−3.53%	−2.85%	+3.98%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	495	496
Difference		+0.20%

It has a population of 496 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	479	98.96%
Total	484

In year 2021 was 484 people by ethnicity 479 as Slovak, 3 as Czech, 3 as Not found out, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romani 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	457	94.42%
None	14	2.89%
Total	484

In year 2021 was 484 people by religion 457 from Roman Catholic Church, 14 from None, 4 from Other, 3 from Not found out, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Evangelical Church and 2 from Ad hoc movements.