Stupava Stomfa | |
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| Church of Saint Stephen | |
Location of Stupava in the Bratislava Region Location of Stupava in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°16′29.1″N17°01.904′0″E / 48.274750°N 17.03173°E 48°16′29.1″N 17°01.904′0″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| District | Malacky District |
| First mentioned | 1269 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Novisedlák |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.55 km2 (26.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 12,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 900 31 [2] |
| Area code | +421 2 [2] |
| Car plate | MA |
| Website | www |
Stupava (German : Stampfen; Hungarian : Stomfa) is a town in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Malacky District, Bratislava Region.
The name is derived from Proto-Slavic stǫpa (Slovak : stupa) - a wooden bowl carved from a tree trunk, but also the name of various crushing and pressing tools. [4]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 178 metres (584 ft) [2] and covers an area of 67.54 km2 (26.08 sq mi) (2024). [5]
The town is located in the Záhorie lowland, under the Little Carpathians, around 15 km (9 mi) north of Bratislava at an altitude of 182 metres. It has a land area of 67.54 km2 (26 sq mi). [6] Apart from the core part of the city, Mást (German : Maaßt, Hungarian : Mászt), located just south of the core part of the city, is another part of Stupava. It has been initially a separate village with ethnic Croatian majority, which was formally annexed by Stupava in 1953. [7]
Traces of habitation go back to the Bronze Age, and the first known inhabitants were the Celts. The Romans built a military station as a part of the near Limes Romanus on the Danube. The first written mention about the town was in 1269 in a document of the King Béla IV under name Ztumpa. In the second half of the 13th century the now-ruined Pajštún Castle in the Little Carpathians was built. It was developing mainly as an agricultural and trading settlement. The name of the town comes from the pressing mills called stupa on the Stupavský potok brook, which were used for extracting oil from flax and hemp.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,863 | — |
| 1980 | 8,062 | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 7,834 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 8,063 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 9,282 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 12,595 | +35.7% |
| Source: Censuses [8] [9] | ||
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 7874 | 8283 | 10,235 | 12,850 |
| Difference | +5.19% | +23.56% | +25.54% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 12,803 | 12,850 |
| Difference | +0.36% |
It has a population of 12,850 people (31 December 2024). [11]
| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 11,426 | 90.71% |
| Not found out | 918 | 7.28% |
| Czech | 170 | 1.34% |
| Total | 12,595 |
In year 2021 was 12,595 people by ethnicity 11,426 as Slovak, 918 as Not found out, 170 as Czech, 100 as Hungarian, 83 as Other, 58 as Rusyn, 38 as German, 30 as Ukrainian, 22 as Russian, 15 as Polish, 13 as Serbian, 10 as Croatian, 9 as Italian, 9 as Romanian, 8 as French, 8 as English, 8 as Albanian, 7 as Romani, 6 as Iranian, 5 as Austrian, 5 as Moravian, 4 as Chinese, 4 as Irish, 3 as Jewish, 2 as Turkish, 1 as Korean, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Greek and 1 as Bulgarian.
| Note on population |
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| 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 | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 6032 | 47.89% |
| None | 4811 | 38.2% |
| Not found out | 894 | 7.1% |
| Evangelical Church | 286 | 2.27% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 161 | 1.28% |
| Total | 12,595 |
In year 2021 was 12,595 people by religion 6032 from Roman Catholic Church, 4811 from None, 894 from Not found out, 286 from Evangelical Church, 161 from Greek Catholic Church, 53 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 51 from Other, 49 from Ad hoc movements, 43 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 42 from Calvinist Church, 31 from Buddhism, 20 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 19 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 18 from Bahá'i Community, 16 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 14 from Church of the Brethren, 12 from Islam, 8 from Jewish community, 6 from Baptists Church, 6 from Apostolic Church, 5 from United Methodist Church, 5 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 4 from Hinduism, 3 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 from Old Catholic Church and 1 from New Apostolic Church.
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