Michalovce

Michalovce
Town
Michalovce town square
Coat of arms
Etymology: St Michael
Michalovce Location of Michalovce within Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Michalovce
First mentioned	1244
Government
• Mayor	Viliam Záhorčák (Smer-SD)
Area
• Total	52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	35,874
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	071 01
Area code	421-56
Car plate	MI
Website	http://www.michalovce.sk

Michalovce (pronunciation ; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Mihalya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts; Ukrainian: Михайлівці) is a town in eastern Slovakia.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count:	40,836	39,842	39,510	35,310
Progress:		-2.43%	-0.83%	-10.63%

Population statistics

Year:	2023	2024
Count:	35,584	35,310
Progress:		-0.77%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	32,497	88.53%
Not found out	3657	9.96%
Romani	1209	3.29%
Rusyn	463	1.26%
Total	36,704

In year 2021 was 36,704 people by ethnicity 32,497 as Slovak, 3657 as Not found out, 1209 as Romani, 463 as Rusyn, 270 as Czech, 200 as Ukrainian, 172 as Hungarian, 106 as Other, 55 as Russian, 31 as Vietnamese, 30 as Polish, 27 as German, 22 as English, 17 as Serbian, 15 as Bulgarian, 13 as Moravian, 11 as Chinese, 11 as Italian, 8 as Jewish, 4 as Greek, 4 as Croatian, 2 as Irish, 2 as Turkish, 2 as French, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Canadian.

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
Roman Catholic Church	15,817	43.09%
None	6363	17.34%
Greek Catholic Church	6111	16.65%
Not found out	3604	9.82%
Eastern Orthodox Church	1600	4.36%
Calvinist Church	1424	3.88%
Evangelical Church	964	2.63%
Total	36,704

In year 2021 was 36,704 people by religion 15,817 from Roman Catholic Church, 6363 from None, 6111 from Greek Catholic Church, 3604 from Not found out, 1600 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1424 from Calvinist Church, 964 from Evangelical Church, 344 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 72 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 62 from Other, 60 from Church of the Brethren, 58 from Ad hoc movements, 47 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 42 from Apostolic Church, 36 from United Methodist Church, 30 from Buddhism, 17 from Islam, 15 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 8 from Jewish community, 8 from Old Catholic Church, 8 from Baptists Church, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Hinduism.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Michalovce is twinned with:

• Vyškov, Czech Republic
• Villarreal, Spain
• Pančevo, Serbia
• Jaroslaw, Poland
• Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

Other websites

• Official site (in Slovak)