Častá

This article is about the Slovakian village. For other, see Casta (disambiguation).

Častá Cseszte
Municipality
Main street in Častá
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°23′N17°22′E / 48.38°N 17.37°E / 48.38; 17.37
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Pezinok District
First mentioned	1240
Government
• Mayor	František Kašický (SMER-SD, HLAS-SD)
Area [1]
• Total	35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	292 m (958 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	2,419
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 89 [2]
Area code	+421 33 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PK
Website	www.casta.sk

Častá (Hungarian : Cseszte, German : Schattmannsdorf) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. The village is best known for the Červený Kameň Castle, which is above the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1296, when it was established as a settlement under the Červený Kameň Castle. From 1944 to 1953, Častá had the village of Píla as its part.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 292 metres (958 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 35.23 km² (13.60 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1948	2094	2212	2419
Difference		+7.49%	+5.63%	+9.35%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2396	2419
Difference		+0.95%

It has a population of 2419 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	2317	98.05%
Not found out	30	1.26%
Total	2363

In year 2021 was 2363 people by ethnicity 2317 as Slovak, 30 as Not found out, 17 as Other, 14 as Czech, 8 as German, 6 as Hungarian, 5 as Polish, 5 as Canadian, 4 as Ukrainian, 3 as Vietnamese, 3 as Rusyn, 2 as Russian, 2 as Moravian, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Croatian and 1 as English.

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 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+ %) ^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1638	69.32%
None	576	24.38%
Evangelical Church	64	2.71%
Not found out	28	1.18%
Total	2363

In year 2021 was 2363 people by religion 1638 from Roman Catholic Church, 576 from None, 64 from Evangelical Church, 28 from Not found out, 17 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 11 from Greek Catholic Church, 5 from Other, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Buddhism, 2 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 1 from Apostolic Church.

Events

Hiking: "Častá's Fifty" (Častovská pädesiatka). Every year on 8 May a day hike takes place crossing the Little Carpathians to Záhorie and back usually starting at the gas station in Častá (6:00-9:30am) finishing on Častá's football field restaurant. You can choose 50-, 35-, 25-, or 12-km trails.

Famous people

• Juraj Fándly, writer

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
4. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
8. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1639-1896 (parish A)

External links

Media related to Častá at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipal website (in Slovak)
• Surnames of living people in Casta