Kesovce

Kesovce
Sajókeszi
Kesovce
Location of Kesovce in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kesovce
Location of Kesovce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°23′N 20°21′E / 48.38°N 20.35°E / 48.38; 20.35
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1232
Area
 • Total
7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
299
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 45[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)RS
Websitewww.gemernet.sk/kesovce/

Kesovce (Hungarian: Sajókeszi) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. According to Slovakia 2021 census, more than 75% of inhabitants belong to Romani ethnic group.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 197 metres (646 ft)[3] and covers an area of 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count123136254299
Difference +10.56% +86.76% +17.71%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count285299
Difference+4.91%

It has a population of 299 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Hungarian24389.66%
Romani21378.59%
Slovak248.85%
Not found out155.53%
Total271

In year 2021 was 271 people by ethnicity 243 as Hungarian, 213 as Romani, 24 as Slovak and 15 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 they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

The vast majority of the local population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 95% of the local population.[10] This is a Hungarian-speaking community, with 90% reporting this language as their mother tongue in the 2021 census.[11]

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[12]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church11040.59%
None10137.27%
Calvinist Church4717.34%
Not found out62.21%
Jehovah's Witnesses41.48%
Evangelical Church31.11%
Total271

In year 2021 was 271 people by religion 110 from Roman Catholic Church, 101 from None, 47 from Calvinist Church, 6 from Not found out, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses and 3 from Evangelical Church.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1769–1896 (parish B)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1730–1895 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1778–1899 (parish A)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Slovakia 2021 census: Kesovce ethnic groups". www.scitanie.sk. Feb 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
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  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
  11. ^ "SODB2021 - Obyvatelia - Základné výsledky". www.scitanie.sk. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  12. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.