Valaská

Valaská (Hungarian: Garamolaszka) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Valaská Garamolaszka
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Coordinates: 48.82°N 19.58°E / 48.82; 19.58
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1528
Area [1]
• Total	63.31 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	489 m (1,604 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,361
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 46[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.valaska.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 489 metres (1,604 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 63.31 km² (24.44 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Nature

The Horné Lazy nature reserve is located north of the village.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	3867	3908	3826	3336
Difference		+1.06%	−2.09%	−12.80%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	3340	3336
Difference		−0.11%

It has a population of 3336 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	3050	88.61%
Not found out	352	10.22%
Romani	82	2.38%
Total	3442

In year 2021 was 3442 people by ethnicity 3050 as Slovak, 352 as Not found out, 82 as Romani, 33 as Czech, 5 as Hungarian, 5 as Other, 4 as German, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as Russian, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Canadian and 1 as Greek.

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	1703	49.48%
None	1139	33.09%
Not found out	408	11.85%
Evangelical Church	77	2.24%
Total	3442

In year 2021 was 3442 people by religion 1703 from Roman Catholic Church, 1139 from None, 408 from Not found out, 77 from Evangelical Church, 27 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 21 from Greek Catholic Church, 19 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 11 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Other, 5 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Old Catholic Church, 4 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Islam, 2 from Bahá'i Community, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Apostolic Church.