Krivá

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Krivá
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Krivá Location of Krivá in the Žilina Region Show map of Žilina Region Krivá Location of Krivá in Slovakia Show map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°17′N 19°29′E / 49.28°N 19.48°E / 49.28; 19.48
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Dolný Kubín District
First mentioned	1575
Area [1]
• Total	18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	795
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	275 5[3]
Area code	+421 43[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	DK
Website	www.kriva.sk

Krivá (Hungarian: Kriva) is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1575. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Krivá was part of Árva County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 550 metres (1,800 ft)[3] and covers an area of 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population statistic (10 years)[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	756	794	800	795
Difference		+5.02%	+0.75%	−0.62%

Population statistic[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	816	795
Difference		−2.57%

It has a population of 795 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	800	99%
Total	808

In year 2021 was 808 people by ethnicity 800 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 5 as Polish, 4 as Other, 2 as Czech and 1 as Romani.

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	749	92.7%
None	38	4.7%
Total	808

In year 2021 was 808 people by religion 749 from Roman Catholic Church, 38 from None, 7 from Not found out, 3 from Islam, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from New Apostolic Church, 1 from Other and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

• Blahoslavená Zdenka Cecília Schelingová[10]