Dechtice

Dechtice
Municipality
Katarínka, the ruins of a Franciscan monastery and church near Dechtice
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Coordinates: 48°33′N17°36′E / 48.55°N 17.60°E / 48.55; 17.60
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava Region
District	Trnava District
First mentioned	1258
Area [1]
• Total	19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	182 m (597 ft)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	1,751
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	919 53 [2]
Area code	+421 33 [2]
Car plate	TT
Website	www.dechtice.sk

Dechtice is a municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia.

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): 1657-1900 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1895 (parish B)

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1760	1796	1868	1721
Difference		+2.04 %	+4.00 %	−7.86 %

Population statistic ^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1748	1721
Difference		−1.54 %

It has a population of 1721 people (31 December 2024). ^[5]

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.