Rakúsy

Rakúsy
Municipality
Rakúsy is located in Slovakia
Rakúsy
Rakúsy
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°11′20″N 20°23′00″E / 49.18889°N 20.38333°E / 49.18889; 20.38333
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictKežmarok
Area
 • Total
6.34[2] km2 (2.45[2] sq mi)
Elevation
676[3] m (2,218[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,264[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
059 76[3]
Area code+421 52[3]
Car plateKK
Websitehttp://rakusy.sk

Rakúsy (Hungarian: Rókus, German: Roks, Rusyn: Ракусі) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1288. It belonged to a German language island. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Rakúsy 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 Rakúsy in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 704 metres and covers an area of 6.341 km2.

Demographics

According to 2021 census total population has been 3,177. There are 1,662 males and 1,515 females living here.

Rakúsy houses one of the largest communities of Romani people in Slovakia. According to the Atlas of Roma Communities 2019 research, they number 3,085 which constitutes 76% of the local population.[6]

Top 3 Slovak municipalities by Romani population, 2021 Census[7]
City Population
Jarovnice
4,176(57.67%)
Luník IX
3,073(43.67%)
Rakúsy
2,248(70.76%)

Economy and infrastructure

In the village is football pitch, public library, elementary school, foodstuff store and a pub. Cultural sightseeings are evangelical and Roman Catholic churches and a manor house.

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Atlas rómskych komunít 2019". Inštitút Mateja Bela (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  7. ^ "Slovakia 2021 census: Population by ethnicity". www.scitanie.sk. Feb 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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