Ostrý Grúň

Ostrý Grúň Élesmart
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Coordinates: 48°34′N18°40′E / 48.56°N 18.66°E / 48.56; 18.66
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Žarnovica District
First mentioned	1951
Area [1]
• Total	16.70 km2 (6.45 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	546
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	966 77 [2]
Area code	+421 45 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	ZC
Website	www.ostrygrun.sk

View of Ostrý Grúň in Zuberska valley

Ostrý Grúň (Hungarian : Élesmart) is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

History

The village was massacred and burned down in January 1945 by the Nazi anti-partisan unit Edelweiss, after the suppression of the Slovak National Uprising. ^[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 441 metres (1,447 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 16.70 km² (6.45 sq mi) (2024). ^[5] It is part of the Vtáčnik mountain range, within the Slovak Central Mountains.

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	590	590	483	546
Difference		+0%	−18.13%	+13.04%

Population statistic ^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	545	546
Difference		+0.18%

It has a population of 546 people (31 December 2024). ^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[8] [9]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	510	94.61%
Not found out	25	4.63%
Total	539

In year 2021 was 539 people by ethnicity 510 as Slovak, 25 as Not found out, 2 as Romani, 2 as Greek, 1 as Czech, 1 as Romanian and 1 as Hungarian.

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+ %) ^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	399	74.03%
None	96	17.81%
Not found out	25	4.64%
Total	539

In year 2021 was 539 people by religion 399 from Roman Catholic Church, 96 from None, 25 from Not found out, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Other, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from United Methodist Church.

In 2011, 86% of the population identified as Slovak. The religious makeup was 75.6% Roman Catholic and 4.2% unaffiliated. ^[11]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ostrý Grúň is twinned with:

• Kandanos, Greece (since 1987) ^[12]

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. "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) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
4. Žišková-Moroňová, K. a kolektív: Dejiny Slovenského národného povstania 1944 – 5. zväzok. Bratislava, Nakladateľstvo Pravda 1985, s. 367 – 368 (In Slovak)
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.
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. "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. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
11. "Obce Sr".
12. "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine