Nálepkovo
Nálepkovo
Wagendrüssel | |
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Catholic church and municipal office | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Nálepkovo Location of Nálepkovo in the Košice Region Nálepkovo Location of Nálepkovo in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′N 20°38′E / 48.85°N 20.63°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Gelnica District |
| First mentioned | 1290 |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.58 km2 (21.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,861 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 533 3[3] |
| Area code | +421 53[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | GL |
| Website | www |
Nálepkovo, formerly Vondrišel (German: Wagendrüssel, Hungarian: Merény) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.[4] Total municipality population was in 2011 3,039 inhabitants.[5] Previously, the village was named Vondrišel, but in 1948 after the German population was expelled it was renamed Nálepkovo, after the anti-fascist Slovak captain Ján Nálepka.
Nálepkovo is also the birthplace of the Queen's Park killer Marek Harcar who carried out the brutal murder of Moira Jones in 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland. He fled back to Nálepkovo after the incident but was linked to the crime, traced and returned to Scotland. He is now serving a life sentence after being tried and found guilty in 2009;[6] in 2018 it was revealed that Harcar had been transferred to a Slovakian prison.[7]
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 590 metres (1,940 ft)[3] and covers an area of 55.58 km2 (21.46 sq mi) (2024).[8]
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 2411 | 2786 | 3219 | 3861 |
| Difference | +15.55% | +15.54% | +19.94% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3816 | 3861 |
| Difference | +1.17% |
It has a population of 3861 people (31 December 2024).[10]
Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 3468 | 95.53% |
| Not found out | 123 | 3.38% |
| Romani | 94 | 2.58% |
| Total | 3630 |
In year 2021 was 3630 people by ethnicity 3468 as Slovak, 123 as Not found out, 94 as Romani, 10 as Rusyn, 9 as German, 3 as Hungarian, 1 as Czech, 1 as Italian, 1 as Russian, 1 as Austrian, 1 as Polish and 1 as Other.
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.
A majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 60% of the local population.[13]
Religion
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 2400 | 66.12% |
| None | 940 | 25.9% |
| Not found out | 140 | 3.86% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 83 | 2.29% |
| Evangelical Church | 42 | 1.16% |
| Total | 3630 |
In year 2021 was 3630 people by religion 2400 from Roman Catholic Church, 940 from None, 140 from Not found out, 83 from Greek Catholic Church, 42 from Evangelical Church, 10 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Baptists Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Nálepkovo - Okres Gelnica - E-OBCE.sk".
- ^ OBCE Pohl Vek
- ^ "Catching the park killer who vanished 'like a ghost'". BBC News. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Moira Jones killer to serve rest of his sentence in native homeland". Evening Times. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
External links
- Touristic page of Nálepkovo (in Slovak)
- Official homepage (in Slovak)
- Nálepkovo - Okres Gelnica - E-OBCE.sk