Telgárt

Telgárt (Hungarian: Garamfő, called Švermovo in 1948–1990) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Telgárt
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.83°N 20.18°E / 48.83; 20.18
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1549
Government
• Mayor	Vasil Černák (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Total	55.97 km2 (21.61 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	886 m (2,907 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,495
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 73[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.obectelgart.sk

Etymology

The name is of German origin: Tiergarten (initially a hunting area). In 1948, the village was named after a Czech communist resistance fighter and participant in Slovak National Uprising, Jan Šverma. In 1990, the residents of the village returned to the original name claiming that it is still in use and Šverma never fought in Telgárt.^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326, in 1549 it was referred as Thygart.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Hron near Telgárt

The municipality lies at an altitude of 886 metres (2,907 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 55.97 km² (21.61 sq mi) (2024).^[5] The Hron river rises in the cadastral area of the village, under the Kráľova hoľa mountain.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Climate data for Telgárt: 906m (1991−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	11.7 (53.1)	13.8 (56.8)	18.1 (64.6)	23.5 (74.3)	26.7 (80.1)	29.9 (85.8)	30.3 (86.5)	30.6 (87.1)	28.2 (82.8)	24.1 (75.4)	20.4 (68.7)	12.2 (54.0)	30.6 (87.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	1.3 (34.3)	4.9 (40.8)	11.4 (52.5)	16 (61)	19.6 (67.3)	21.3 (70.3)	21.2 (70.2)	16.2 (61.2)	10.4 (50.7)	5.2 (41.4)	0.2 (32.4)	10.6 (51.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−3.1 (26.4)	0.1 (32.2)	5.7 (42.3)	10.5 (50.9)	14.1 (57.4)	15.7 (60.3)	15.3 (59.5)	10.5 (50.9)	5.9 (42.6)	1.4 (34.5)	−3.2 (26.2)	5.7 (42.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.3 (18.9)	−6.6 (20.1)	−3.7 (25.3)	0.7 (33.3)	5.5 (41.9)	8.9 (48.0)	10.4 (50.7)	10.4 (50.7)	6.3 (43.3)	2.3 (36.1)	−1.6 (29.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	1.6 (34.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.8 (−9.0)	−21.6 (−6.9)	−21.3 (−6.3)	−12.9 (8.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	1.9 (35.4)	1.1 (34.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	−12.3 (9.9)	−14.0 (6.8)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−22.8 (−9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39.3 (1.55)	41.9 (1.65)	49.9 (1.96)	65.5 (2.58)	105.4 (4.15)	116.6 (4.59)	118.9 (4.68)	101.7 (4.00)	74.9 (2.95)	70.5 (2.78)	69.0 (2.72)	45.1 (1.78)	898.7 (35.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.7	8.0	8.4	8.9	13.3	12.2	12.4	10.1	8.3	8.9	8.8	8.9	115.9
Average snowy days	27.3	24.4	17.8	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	6.8	21.9	102.5
Source: NOAA[6]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[7]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1630	1531	1530	1506
Difference		−6.07%	−0.06%	−1.56%

Population statistic^[7]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1525	1506
Difference		−1.24%

It has a population of 1506 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9][10]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1201	80.12%
Romani	215	14.34%
Not found out	169	11.27%
Total	1499

In year 2021 was 1499 people by ethnicity 1201 as Slovak, 215 as Romani, 169 as Not found out, 6 as Rusyn, 2 as Czech, 1 as Russian, 1 as German and 1 as Hungarian.

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
Greek Catholic Church	695	46.36%
None	432	28.82%
Roman Catholic Church	177	11.81%
Not found out	145	9.67%
Eastern Orthodox Church	31	2.07%
Total	1499

In year 2021 was 1499 people by religion 695 from Greek Catholic Church, 432 from None, 177 from Roman Catholic Church, 145 from Not found out, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 2 from Ad hoc movements.