Ratka

Ratka
Rátkapuszta
Ratka
Location of Ratka in the Banská Bystrica Region
Ratka
Location of Ratka in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°15′N 19°47′E / 48.25°N 19.79°E / 48.25; 19.79
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictLučenec District
First mentioned1955
Area
 • Total
12.60 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
347
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
986 01[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)LC
Websitewww.obecratka.sk

Ratka (Hungarian: Rátkapuszta) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 222 metres (728 ft)[3] and covers an area of 12.60 km2 (4.86 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count337316313347
Difference −6.23% −0.94% +10.86%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count345347
Difference+0.57%

It has a population of 347 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak28887.53%
Hungarian206.07%
Not found out144.25%
Turkish123.64%
Albanian41.21%
Total329

In year 2021 was 329 people by ethnicity 288 as Slovak, 20 as Hungarian, 14 as Not found out, 12 as Turkish, 4 as Albanian, 1 as Czech and 1 as Polish.

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church22468.09%
None5516.72%
Islam154.56%
Evangelical Church133.95%
Not found out113.34%
Greek Catholic Church72.13%
Total329

In year 2021 was 329 people by religion 224 from Roman Catholic Church, 55 from None, 15 from Islam, 13 from Evangelical Church, 11 from Not found out, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Buddhism.

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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  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.
  • Media related to Ratka at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine