Výborná

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Výborná
Municipality
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Výborná is located in Prešov Region
Výborná
Výborná
Location of Výborná in the Prešov Region
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Výborná is located in Slovakia
Výborná
Výborná
Location of Výborná in Slovakia
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Coordinates: 49°14′N 20°24′E / 49.23°N 20.40°E / 49.23; 20.40
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictKežmarok District
First mentioned1289
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
701 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2025)[3]
 • Total
1,469
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
590 2[2]
Area code+421 52[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KK
Websitewww.obecvyborna.sk

Výborná (Hungarian: Sörkút, German: Bierbrunn, Rusyn: Віборна) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1289. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Výborná was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Výborná in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1995200520152025
Count69093511981469
Difference +35.50% +28.12% +22.62%
Population statistic[5]
Year20242025
Count14431469
Difference+1.80%

It has a population of 1469 people (31 December 2025).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak129498.32%
Romani111684.8%
Not found out221.67%
Total1316

In year 2021 was 1316 people by ethnicity 1294 as Slovak, 1116 as Romani, 22 as Not found out, 3 as Ukrainian, 2 as Polish 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+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church128897.87%
Total1316

In year 2021 was 1316 people by religion 1288 from Roman Catholic Church, 13 from None, 5 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Not found out, 3 from Greek Catholic Church and 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia.

The majority of the municipality's population consists of the members of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 86% of the population.[10]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 701 metres (2,300 ft)[2] and covers an area of 10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi) (2025).[11]

References

  1. "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. "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. "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  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. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  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.
  9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
  11. "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.