Štrkovec

Štrkovec (Hungarian: Kövecses) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia, near the border to Hungary. It was part of Hungary until the Treaty of Trianon of 1920. Its Hungarian name is Kövecses.

Štrkovec Kövecses
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.36°N 20.32°E / 48.36; 20.32
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Rimavská Sobota District
First mentioned	1323
Area [1]
• Total	4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	376
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 45[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	RS
Website	www.strkovec-obec.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 169 metres (554 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 4.35 km² (1.68 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	356	352	382	368
Difference		−1.12%	+8.52%	−3.66%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	377	368
Difference		−2.38%

It has a population of 368 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	264	69.47%
Romani	74	19.47%
Slovak	47	12.36%
Not found out	11	2.89%
Total	380

In year 2021 was 380 people by ethnicity 264 as Hungarian, 74 as Romani, 47 as Slovak and 11 as Not found out.

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
Calvinist Church	146	38.42%
Roman Catholic Church	134	35.26%
None	69	18.16%
Not found out	17	4.47%
Evangelical Church	11	2.89%
Total	380

In year 2021 was 380 people by religion 146 from Calvinist Church, 134 from Roman Catholic Church, 69 from None, 17 from Not found out, 11 from Evangelical Church and 3 from Greek Catholic Church.