Batizovce

Batizovce
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°05′N 20°12′E / 49.08°N 20.20°E / 49.08; 20.20
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Poprad District
First mentioned	1264
Area [1]
• Total	14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	2,587
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	593 5[3]
Area code	+421 52[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PP
Website	www.obecbatizovce.sk

Batizovce (Hungarian: Batizfalva) is a village and municipality in the Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. The village contains evangelical and Roman Catholic churches in classic and baroque styles.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 751 metres (2,464 ft)[3] and covers an area of 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi) (2024).[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. Locals had been engaged in agriculture, forestry, pottery, weaving and charcoal production. In 1934 they began to be employed in industrial facilities in Svit.

Population statistic (10 years)[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1846	2130	2343	2587
Difference		+15.38%	+10%	+10.41%

Population statistic[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2568	2587
Difference		+0.73%

It has a population of 2587 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	2247	91.45%
Not found out	161	6.55%
Romani	122	4.96%
Total	2457

In year 2021 was 2457 people by ethnicity 2247 as Slovak, 161 as Not found out, 122 as Romani, 18 as Czech, 11 as Rusyn, 10 as Russian, 5 as Other, 4 as Moravian, 2 as German, 2 as Hungarian, 2 as English, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Serbian.

Note on population: The 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 they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1311	53.36%
Evangelical Church	496	20.19%
None	305	12.41%
Not found out	170	6.92%
Christian Congregations in Slovakia	60	2.44%
Greek Catholic Church	60	2.44%
Total	2457

In year 2021 was 2457 people by religion 1311 from Roman Catholic Church, 496 from Evangelical Church, 305 from None, 170 from Not found out, 60 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 60 from Greek Catholic Church, 16 from Baptists Church, 13 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Other, 3 from Buddhism, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Jewish community.

The records for genealogical research are available at the Spiš archive in Levoča (Slovak: Spišský archív v Levoči).

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1844-1899 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1710-1895 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia