Suchá Hora

Suchá Hora (also known by other names) is a village and municipality in Tvrdošín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Suchá Hora
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Coordinates: 49.37°N 19.78°E / 49.37; 19.78
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Tvrdošín District
First mentioned	1566
Area [1]
• Total	21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	798 m (2,618 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,475
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	271 3[2]
Area code	+421 43[2]
Car plate	TS
Website	www.suchahora.eu

History

The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. The village was founded in the mid 16th century based on Wallachian Law. Around 1890, the village had a population of 804, 91,8% Polish by ethnicity.^[4] It became again part of Poland in 1918, then it passed to Czechoslovakia in 1919, back to Poland in 1920, to Czechoslovakia in 1924, to Poland in 1938, to Slovakia in 1939, to Czechoslovakia in 1945 and to Slovakia in 1993.

Etymology and other names

The oldest mention of the village is from 1566 as "Zucha" and from 1588 it has been known as Suchá Hora (In Slovak). The name of the village means dry mountain.

The village is known as "Sucha Góra" in Polish, occasionally as "Sucha Góra Orawska" (Orawska meaning Oravian, referring to the region of Orava/Orawa).

The village is known as "Szuchahora" in Hungarian.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 798 metres (2,618 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 21.85 km² (8.44 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

Suchá Hora is located in the historical region of Orava.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1145	1291	1404	1483
Difference		+12.75%	+8.75%	+5.62%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1479	1483
Difference		+0.27%

It has a population of 1483 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1401	96.28%
Not found out	184	12.64%
Polish	30	2.06%
Total	1455

In year 2021 was 1455 people by ethnicity 1401 as Slovak, 184 as Not found out, 30 as Polish, 3 as Other, 1 as Czech, 1 as Irish, 1 as Romani and 1 as Russian.

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+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1375	94.5%
Not found out	34	2.34%
None	26	1.79%
Total	1455

In year 2021 was 1455 people by religion 1375 from Roman Catholic Church, 34 from Not found out, 26 from None, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Calvinist Church.

Other locations

• 1228 metres high mountain near Banská Bystrica. Site of an FM- and TV-transmitter.