Povrazník

Povrazník Póráz
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.72°N 19.37°E / 48.72; 19.37
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1424
Area
• Total	3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation	644 m (2,113 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	146
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 55
Area code	+421 48
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BB
Website	www.povraznik.sk/sk/

Povrazník (Hungarian: Póráz, German: Sailersdorf) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1424.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 644 metres (2,113 ft) and covers an area of 3.34 km² (1.29 sq mi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)

Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	150	145	138	146
Difference		−3.33%	−4.82%	+5.79%

Population statistic

Year	2024	2025
Count	142	146
Difference		+2.81%

It has a population of 146 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	130	90.9%
Not found out	13	9.09%
Total	143

In year 2021 was 143 people by ethnicity 130 as Slovak, 13 as Not found out and 1 as Rusyn.

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+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Evangelical Church	89	62.24%
None	22	15.38%
Not found out	16	11.19%
Roman Catholic Church	15	10.49%
Total	143

In year 2021 was 143 people by religion 89 from Evangelical Church, 22 from None, 16 from Not found out, 15 from Roman Catholic Church and 1 from Church of the Brethren.