Lučenec

Lučenec Losonc
Town
Coat of arms
Lučenec Location of Lučenec in the Banská Bystrica Region Lučenec Location of Lučenec in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°19′43″N 19°40′09″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Lučenec
First mentioned	1247
Government
• Mayor	Alexandra Pivková
Area
• Total	47.79 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	25,364
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	984 01
Area code	+421 47
Car plate	LC
Website	www.lucenec.sk

Lučenec (German: Lizenz; Hungarian: Losonc) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. About 25,000 people live there. It is the economic center of the Novohrad region.

Lučenec has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Köppen climate classification).

History

It was first mentioned as Luchunch in 1247. In the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and was the capital of Nógrád County. In 1938, Lučenec was annexed to Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award and lasted until 1945, when it returned to Czechoslovakia.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count:	29,029	27,977	28,099	24,427
Progress:		-3.62%	+0.43%	-13.06%

Population statistics

Year:	2024	2025
Count:	24,661	24,427
Progress:		-0.94%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	20,901	80.69%
Not found out	2906	11.21%
Hungarian	2535	9.78%
Total	25,902

In year 2021 was 25,902 people by ethnicity 20,901 as Slovak, 2906 as Not found out, 2535 as Hungarian, 158 as Romani, 136 as Czech, 72 as Other, 23 as Russian, 21 as German, 18 as Rusyn, 16 as Ukrainian, 16 as Turkish, 15 as Polish, 14 as English, 13 as Chinese, 13 as Albanian, 10 as Bulgarian, 8 as Vietnamese, 7 as Italian, 6 as Jewish, 5 as French, 4 as Irish, 4 as Austrian, 4 as Moravian, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Greek, 3 as Croatian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Canadian.

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	10,617	40.99%
None	8509	32.85%
Not found out	3021	11.66%
Evangelical Church	2647	10.22%
Total	25,902

In year 2021 was 25,902 people by religion 10,617 from Roman Catholic Church, 8509 from None, 3021 from Not found out, 2647 from Evangelical Church, 182 from Greek Catholic Church, 144 from Baptists Church, 120 from Calvinist Church, 120 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 115 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 76 from Other, 64 from Ad hoc movements, 53 from Islam, 45 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 34 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 31 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 31 from Buddhism, 21 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 21 from United Methodist Church, 20 from Apostolic Church, 10 from Jewish community, 9 from Old Catholic Church, 5 from Hinduism, 3 from Bahá'i Community, 2 from Church of the Brethren and 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Twin towns

Lučenec is twinned with:

• Louny, Czech Republic
• Mělník, Czech Republic
• Pápa, Hungary
• Polesella, Italy
• Salgótarján, Hungary
• Zolotonosha, Ukraine

Other websites

• Media related to Lučenec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Slovak)