Zlatá Baňa

Zlatá Baňa (Hungarian: Aranybánya) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

Zlatá Baňa
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Coordinates: 48.95°N 21.43°E / 48.95; 21.43
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Prešov District
First mentioned	1567
Area [1]
• Total	31.73 km2 (12.25 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	544 m (1,785 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	444
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	825 2[2]
Area code	+421 51[2]
Car plate	PO
Website	zlatabana.sk

Name

The name of the village means literally the "Gold Mine".

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1550.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 544 metres (1,785 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 31.73 km² (12.25 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	406	416	451	431
Difference		+2.46%	+8.41%	−4.43%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	445	431
Difference		−3.14%

It has a population of 431 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	445	97.58%
Not found out	8	1.75%
Rusyn	7	1.53%
Total	456

In year 2021 was 456 people by ethnicity 445 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 7 as Rusyn, 3 as Romani, 3 as German, 2 as Other, 1 as Czech 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+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	380	83.33%
None	32	7.02%
Greek Catholic Church	27	5.92%
Not found out	8	1.75%
Evangelical Church	5	1.1%
Total	456

In year 2021 was 456 people by religion 380 from Roman Catholic Church, 32 from None, 27 from Greek Catholic Church, 8 from Not found out, 5 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.