Kozí Vrbovok

Kozí Vrbovok
Kecskevarbók
Flag of Kozí Vrbovok
Kozí Vrbovok is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Kozí Vrbovok
Kozí Vrbovok
Location of Kozí Vrbovok in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kozí Vrbovok is located in Slovakia
Kozí Vrbovok
Kozí Vrbovok
Location of Kozí Vrbovok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°18′N 19°07′E / 48.30°N 19.12°E / 48.30; 19.12
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictKrupina District
First mentioned1415
Area
 • Total
5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation354 m (1,161 ft)
Population
 (2025)[3]
 • Total
154
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
962 41[2]
Area code+421 45[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KA
Websitewww.kozivrbovok.sk

Kozí Vrbovok (Hungarian: Kecskevarbók) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-south east of Krupina.[4] As of 2013 it had a population of 169 people. The municipality covers an area of 5.34 km².[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 354 metres (1,161 ft)[2] and covers an area of 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) (2025).[1]

History

The first written mention of Kozí Vrbovok comes from 1262, when the Hungarian king Béla IV gave the territory to the Kaza family, and it was documented in 1415 as an asset of the local gentry.[6] In 1241, the area came into the hands of the Tartars, who attacked the monastery in the nearby settlement of Bzovík. The monastery was attacked again in 1433 and pillaged. The village was struck hard by the plague in 1644.[6] In 1808, during the Ottoman period, it was referred to on a map as "Kecske Varbok".[4]

In 1964, the municipality underwent improvements in infrastructure, with water supply and irrigation, a kindergarten with capacity for 30 children and a primary school.[6]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[7]
Year1995200520152025
Count175180165154
Difference +2.85% −8.33% −6.66%
Population statistic[7]
Year20242025
Count149154
Difference+3.35%

It has a population of 154 people (31 December 2025).[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9][10]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak156100%
Total156

In year 2021 was 156 people by ethnicity 156 as Slovak and 1 as Czech.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[11]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church14492.31%
None95.77%
Evangelical Church31.92%
Total156

In year 2021 was 156 people by religion 144 from Roman Catholic Church, 9 from None and 3 from Evangelical Church.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  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) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. 1 2 Bayerle, Gustav (1 January 1973). Ottoman tributes in Hungary: according to sixteenth century Tapu registers of Novigrad. Walter de Gruyter. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-11-171671-8.
  5. ↑ "Registre obnovenej evidencie pozemkov" (in Slovak). Bratislava : ÚGKK SR. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "História" (in Slovak). Kozivrbovok.ocu.sk. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  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. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.