Žarnovica

Žarnovica
Town
The church of Saints Peter and Paul in Žarnovica
Coat of arms
Žarnovica Location of Žarnovica in the Banská Bystrica Region Žarnovica Žarnovica (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°28′48″N 18°43′05″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Žarnovica
First mentioned	1332
Government
• Mayor	Alena Kazimírová
Area
• Total	30.40 km2 (11.74 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	5,729
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	966 81
Area code	+421 45
Car plate	ZC
Website	www.zarnovica.sk

Žarnovica (German: Scharnowitz; Hungarian: Zsarnóca) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. It is on the river Hron. About 6,000 people live there.

It was first mentioned in 1332.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count:	6595	6501	6374	5509
Progress:		-1.42%	-1.95%	-13.57%

Population statistics

Year:	2024	2025
Count:	5576	5509
Progress:		-1.20%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	5326	91.35%
Not found out	438	7.51%
Romani	65	1.11%
Total	5830

In year 2021 was 5830 people by ethnicity 5326 as Slovak, 438 as Not found out, 65 as Romani, 33 as Czech, 29 as Polish, 11 as Hungarian, 9 as Vietnamese, 9 as Other, 8 as Chinese, 4 as Rusyn, 4 as German, 3 as Russian, 3 as Moravian, 2 as Greek, 2 as English, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Austrian.

Note on populationThe 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+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	3635	62.35%
None	1531	26.26%
Not found out	452	7.75%
Evangelical Church	81	1.39%
Total	5830

In year 2021 was 5830 people by religion 3635 from Roman Catholic Church, 1531 from None, 452 from Not found out, 81 from Evangelical Church, 26 from Greek Catholic Church, 25 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 19 from Ad hoc movements, 14 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 10 from Buddhism, 8 from Other, 7 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 4 from Islam, 3 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)