Vyšná Slaná

Vyšná Slaná (Hungarian: Felsősajó) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

Vyšná Slaná Felsősajó
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Coordinates: 48.78°N 20.32°E / 48.78; 20.32
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Rožňava District
First mentioned	1326
Area [1]
• Total	15.36 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	420
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	492 6[2]
Area code	+421 58[2]
Car plate	RV
Website	www.vysnaslana.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1362. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vyšná Slaná was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 491 metres and covers an area of 15.357 km². It has a population of about 525 people.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	582	529	505	422
Difference		−9.10%	−4.53%	−16.43%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	420	422
Difference		+0.47%

It has a population of 422 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	434	97.52%
Not found out	11	2.47%
Total	445

In year 2021 was 445 people by ethnicity 434 as Slovak, 11 as Not found out, 2 as German, 1 as Czech, 1 as Romani 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+ %)^[8]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Evangelical Church	312	70.11%
None	91	20.45%
Roman Catholic Church	25	5.62%
Not found out	10	2.25%
Total	445

In year 2021 was 445 people by religion 312 from Evangelical Church, 91 from None, 25 from Roman Catholic Church, 10 from Not found out, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Culture

The village has a public library, a gymnasium and a football pitch.