Svrčinovec

Svrčinovec (Hungarian: Fenyvesszoros, until 1899 Szvrcsinovecz) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Svrčinovec
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.48°N 18.79°E / 49.48; 18.79
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Čadca District
First mentioned	1658
Government
• Mayor	Renáta Majchrákoá
Area [1]
• Total	15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	3,305
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	231 2[2]
Area code	+421 41[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	CA
Website	www.svrcinovec.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1658.

In November 1938, the village was annexed by the Polish Army, in wake of the annexation of Trans-Olza region to the Second Polish Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 432 metres (1,417 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 15.73 km² (6.07 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	3138	3467	3560	3305
Difference		+10.48%	+2.68%	−7.16%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	3339	3305
Difference		−1.01%

It has a population of 3305 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	3308	98.16%
Not found out	52	1.54%
Total	3370

In year 2021 was 3370 people by ethnicity 3308 as Slovak, 52 as Not found out, 28 as Czech, 8 as Polish, 8 as Other, 3 as Italian, 3 as Romani, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Russian, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Bulgarian.

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	3031	89.94%
None	222	6.59%
Not found out	44	1.31%
Total	3370

In year 2021 was 3370 people by religion 3031 from Roman Catholic Church, 222 from None, 44 from Not found out, 20 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 13 from Greek Catholic Church, 10 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Apostolic Church, 6 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Other, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church.