Letničie

Letničie
Flag of Letničie
Letničie is located in Trnava Region
Letničie
Letničie
Location of Letničie in the Trnava Region
Letničie is located in Slovakia
Letničie
Letničie
Location of Letničie in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°43′N 17°11′E / 48.71°N 17.18°E / 48.71; 17.18
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictSkalica District
First mentioned1532
Government
 • MayorMarián Dvorský
Area
 • Total
6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Elevation213 m (699 ft)
Population
 (2025)[3]
 • Total
484
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
908 44[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SI
Websiteletnicie.sk

Letničie (Hungarian: Letenőc) is a village and municipality in Skalica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

Mayor Marián Dvorský was elected in 2010. Deputy mayor is Mgr Katarína Smolinská.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1532.

Monuments

There is the Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist since 1822, and a Pieta built to honor a soldier killed in the First World War. Near the church there is a memorial of heroes killed in the Slovak National Uprising. At the municipal office building is a memorial plaque of Anton Vaculka who died in the village of Haj.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 213 metres (699 ft)[2] and covers an area of 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi) (2025).[1]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[4]
Year1995200520152025
Count536525513484
Difference −2.05% −2.28% −5.65%
Population statistic[4]
Year20242025
Count490484
Difference−1.22%

It has a population of 484 people (31 December 2025).[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[6][7]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak48597%
Czech122.4%
Not found out51%
Total500

In year 2021 was 500 people by ethnicity 485 as Slovak, 12 as Czech, 5 as Not found out, 2 as Romani, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Serbian and 1 as Hungarian.

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+ %)[8]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church40180.2%
None8216.4%
Not found out91.8%
Total500

In year 2021 was 500 people by religion 401 from Roman Catholic Church, 82 from None, 9 from Not found out, 4 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

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 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

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