Stupava, Slovakia

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Stupava
Stomfa
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Stupava
Location of Stupava in the Bratislava Region
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Stupava
Location of Stupava in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°16′29.1″N17°01.904′0″E / 48.274750°N 17.03173°E / 48.274750; 17.03173 48°16′29.1″N 17°01.904′0″E
Country Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Region Bratislavsky vlajka.svg Bratislava Region
District Malacky District
First mentioned1269
Government
  MayorPeter Novisedlák
Area
[1]
  Total
67.55 km2 (26.08 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
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.sk

Stupava (German : Stampfen; Hungarian : Stomfa) is a town in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Malacky District, Bratislava Region.

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Etymology

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]

Geography

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]

History

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.

Landmarks

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19706,863    
19808,062+17.5%
19917,834−2.8%
20018,063+2.9%
20119,282+15.1%
202112,595+35.7%
Source: Censuses [8] [9]
Population statistic (10 years) [10]
Year1994200420142024
Count7874828310,23512,850
Difference+5.19%+23.56%+25.54%
Population statistic [10]
Year20232024
Count12,80312,850
Difference+0.36%

It has a population of 12,850 people (31 December 2024). [11]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) [12] [13]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak 11,42690.71%
Not found out9187.28%
Czech 1701.34%
Total12,595

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.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %) [14]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church 603247.89%
None481138.2%
Not found out8947.1%
Evangelical Church 2862.27%
Greek Catholic Church 1611.28%
Total12,595

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.

Twin towns — sister cities

Stupava is twinned with: [15]

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. 1 2 3 4 "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. Závodný, Andrej (2010). "Vodné názvy slovenskej časti Pomoravia". VARIA XVII (PDF) (in Slovak). Ružomberok: Katolícka univerzita v Ružomberku – Filozofická fakulta, Slovenská jazykovedná spoločnosť pri SAV. p. 778. ISBN   978-80-8084-550-6.
  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. "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.
  7. "Trocha z histórie Mástu". Mástsky potravinový spolok v Stupave. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  8. "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  9. "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  10. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  11. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  12. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  13. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  14. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  15. "Úvodná strana". stupava.sk (in Slovak). Stupava. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

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