Handlová

Handlová
Town
St. Catherine Church in Handlová
Coat of arms
Handlová Location of Handlová in the Trenčín Region Handlová Location of Handlová in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°43′38″N 18°45′43″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Prievidza
Founded	1376
Government
• Mayor	Silvia Grúberová
Area
• Total	85.55 km2 (33.03 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	15,780
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 51
Area code	+421 46
Car plate	PD
Website	www.handlova.sk

Handlová (German: Krickerhau; Hungarian: Nyitrabánya) is a town in the Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count:	18,185	17,805	17,518	15,457
Progress:		-2.08%	-1.61%	-11.76%

Population statistics

Year:	2023	2024
Count:	15,608	15,457
Progress:		-0.96%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	14,589	90.06%
Not found out	1469	9.06%
Total	16,199

In year 2021 was 16,199 people by ethnicity 14,589 as Slovak, 1469 as Not found out, 96 as Czech, 87 as Romani, 76 as Hungarian, 46 as German, 28 as Other, 25 as Russian, 17 as Rusyn, 14 as Polish, 9 as Austrian, 8 as Romanian, 7 as Vietnamese, 5 as Ukrainian, 4 as Irish, 4 as Moravian, 3 as Chinese, 3 as English, 2 as Jewish, 2 as Greek, 2 as Croatian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Serbian, 1 as Silesian and 1 as French.

Note on populationThe 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

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
None	9372	57.86%
Roman Catholic Church	4019	24.81%
Not found out	2096	12.94%
Evangelical Church	226	1.4%
Total	16,199

In year 2021 was 16,199 people by religion 9372 from None, 4019 from Roman Catholic Church, 2096 from Not found out, 226 from Evangelical Church, 93 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 91 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 88 from Greek Catholic Church, 54 from Ad hoc movements, 30 from Other, 26 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 21 from Calvinist Church, 16 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 16 from Buddhism, 10 from United Methodist Church, 9 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 6 from Baptists Church, 5 from Old Catholic Church, 5 from Hinduism, 4 from Jewish community, 4 from Islam, 4 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)