Vyhne

Vyhne (Hungarian: Vihnye) is a village in the Žiar nad Hronom District, which is part of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia.

Vyhne Vihnye
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Coordinates: 48.50°N 18.80°E / 48.50; 18.80
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Žiar nad Hronom District
First mentioned	1326
Government
• Mayor	Martina Kmeťová (Independent)
Area [1]
• Total	18.34 km2 (7.08 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,125
Population by ethnicity (2021) [4][5]
• Slovak	96.3%
• Czech	0.9%
• Hungarian	0.4%
• German	0.4%
• Russian	0.4%
• Other	0.5%
• Unreported	2.9%
Population by religion (2021) [6]
• Roman Catholicism	60.5%
• Lutheranism	2%
• Greek Catholicism	0.4%
• Judaism	0.1%
• Hinduism	0.1%
• Others	2.4%
• Non-religious	30.9%
• Unreported	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	966 02[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	ZH
Website	www.vyhne.sk

Geography

Vyhne is located in the Štiavnické vrchy mountains, near the historic town of Banská Štiavnica. A nature reserve called Kamenné more ("Rocky Sea") lies near the village. The municipality lies at an altitude of 344 metres (1,129 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 18.34 km² (7.08 sq mi) (2024).^[7]

History

Vyhne was first mentioned in 1256. The oldest still working brewery in Slovakia was founded there by the Knights Templar in 1473. During WWII, several hundred of Jews worked in the Vyhne labor camp.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[8]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1515	1341	1227	1117
Difference		−11.48%	−8.50%	−8.96%

Population statistic^[8]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1117	1117
Difference		+0%

It has a population of 1117 people (31 December 2024).^[9]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[10][11]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1107	96.34%
Not found out	33	2.87%
Total	1149

In year 2021 was 1149 people by ethnicity 1107 as Slovak, 33 as Not found out, 10 as Czech, 5 as Russian, 5 as Hungarian, 4 as German, 3 as Other, 2 as Romani, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Moravian.

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+ %)^[12]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	695	60.49%
None	355	30.9%
Not found out	42	3.66%
Evangelical Church	23	2%
Ad hoc movements	19	1.65%
Total	1149

In year 2021 was 1149 people by religion 695 from Roman Catholic Church, 355 from None, 42 from Not found out, 23 from Evangelical Church, 19 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Other, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 1 from Hinduism.

In 2004, the village had a population of 1,341. According to the census in 2001, 98.2% of inhabitants were Slovaks. The Roman Catholicism is the most popular religion (79%), but there is also a significant number of atheists (12.7%) living in the village.

Spa

The spa using the hot springs in Vyhne is dated to the 14th century. Developed by the capital from the nearby affluent city of Banská Štiavnica, it has attracted many famous visitors, such as Prince Francis II Rákóczi and writer Mór Jókai. The spa was devastated by World War II. A water park called the Water Paradise (Vodný raj) is operating since June 2007.