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Cities and municipalities in Slovakia

A municipality is the basic unit of territorial self-government in Slovakia. Territorial self-government consists of a higher territorial unit - Self-governing region and municipality. The territory of the self-governing region is identical to the territory of the region. You can find the list of regions in the articles Regions in Slovakia, Population in Regions - Slovakia, Population density in regions - Slovakia.

The cities of Bratislava and Košice have a special status, their division is governed by separate laws. Bratislava and Košice are divided into districts and city parts. Both cities have a city council and a mayor and simultaneously each city part has its own council and mayor.
Mestá a obce na Slovensku
Declaration of a municipality for a city
Number of cities and municipalities in Slovakia
List of cities in Slovakia by population
List of all municipalities and cities in Slovakia
List of districts of the city of Bratislava
List of city parts of the city of Bratislava
List of districts of the city of Košice
List of city parts of the city of Košice

Declaration of a municipality for a city

According to the Act of the Slovak National Council no. 369/1990 Coll., § 22 paragraph 1, a municipality can be declared a city if:

a) is an economic, administrative and cultural center or a tourism center, or a spa place
b) provides services also for residents of surrounding municipalities
c) has a secured transport connection with the surrounding municipalities
d) at least in part of the territory has an urban character of built-up area
e) has at least 5,000 inhabitants

A municipality can be declared a city, even if it does not meet the condition of the number of inhabitants, if it is justified in view of the fulfillment of the other prerequisites mentioned above. The proposal to declare a municipality a city is submitted by the government to the National Council of the Slovak Republic based on the request of the municipality.
Source: Act of the Slovak National Council No. 369/1990 Coll. on municipal establishment

Number of cities and municipalities in Slovakia

Total number of municipalities (including cities) in Slovakia:

including the cities of Bratislava and Košice as a whole and without their city parts is 2890.
without the cities of Bratislava and Košice as a whole, including their city parts, is 2927.
without the cities of Bratislava and Košice as a whole and without their city parts is 2888.

The number of municipalities includes 3 military districts (Záhorie, Lešť and Valaškovce).
The list of cities in Slovakia and the list of city parts of Bratislava and Košice can be found below.

List of cities in Slovakia by population

There are 141 cities in Slovakia.The largest city in Slovakia by population is Bratislava with a populaton 478,040. The largest city in Slovakia by population is Košice with a populaton 225,044. The largest city in Slovakia by population is Prešov with a populaton 82,286. The smallest city in Slovakia by population is Dudince with a population of 1,376.
Nr. City NR
inhabitans (*)		 Article District Region
1. Bratislava478,040Bratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
2. Košice225,044Košice Region Go to article - Košice Region
3. Prešov82,286PrešovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
4. Žilina80,634ŽilinaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
5. Nitra76,499NitraNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
6. Banská Bystrica74,065Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
7. Trnava62,955TrnavaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
8. Trenčín54,065TrenčínTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
9. Martin50,629MartinŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
10. Poprad48,741PopradPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
11. Prievidza42,980PrievidzaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
12. Zvolen39,453ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
13. Považská Bystrica37,261Považská BystricaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
14. Nové Zámky36,410Nové ZámkyNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
15. Michalovce35,584MichalovceKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
16. Spišská Nová Ves34,544Spišská Nová VesKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
17. Komárno32,114KomárnoNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
18. Levice30,823LeviceNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
19. Liptovský Mikuláš30,040Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
20. Humenné30,006HumennéPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
21. Bardejov29,964 Go to article - Bardejov BardejovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
22. Piešťany26,668PiešťanyTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
23. Ružomberok26,548RužomberokŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
24. Lučenec25,018LučenecBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
25. Pezinok24,506PezinokBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
26. Topoľčany24,086TopoľčanyNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
27. Dunajská Streda22,892Dunajská StredaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
28. Trebišov22,812TrebišovKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
29. Čadca22,580ČadcaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
30. Dubnica nad Váhom21,805IlavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
31. Rimavská Sobota21,341Rimavská SobotaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
32. Partizánske20,607PartizánskeTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
33. Vranov nad Topľou20,488Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
34. Šaľa20,239ŠaľaNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
35. Senec20,192SenecBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
36. Brezno19,790BreznoBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
37. Hlohovec19,774HlohovecTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
38. Nové Mesto nad Váhom19,296Nové Mesto nad VáhomTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
39. Senica19,280SenicaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
40. Malacky18,804MalackyBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
41. Snina18,101SninaPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
42. Dolný Kubín17,600Dolný KubínŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
43. Rožňava16,932RožňavaKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
44. Púchov16,922PúchovTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
45. Žiar nad Hronom16,879Žiar nad HronomBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
46. Bánovce nad Bebravou16,359Bánovce nad BebravouTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
47. Stará Ľubovňa15,628Stará ĽubovňaPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
48. Handlová15,608PrievidzaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
49. Skalica15,461SkalicaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
50. Galanta15,339GalantaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
51. Kežmarok15,238KežmarokPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
52. Sereď15,166GalantaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
53. Kysucké Nové Mesto14,380Kysucké Nové MestoŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
54. Levoča13,944LevočaPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
55. Šamorín13,635Dunajská StredaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
56. Detva13,629DetvaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
57. Stupava12,803MalackyBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
58. Sabinov12,169SabinovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
59. Zlaté Moravce11,803Zlaté MoravceNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
60. Bytča11,535BytčaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
61. Revúca10,958RevúcaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
62. Holíč10,928SkalicaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
63. Myjava10,547MyjavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
64. Veľký Krtíš10,457Veľký KrtíšBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
65. Kolárovo10,428KomárnoNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
66. Nová Dubnica10,381IlavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
67. Moldava nad Bodvou10,254Košice - okolieKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
68. Stropkov9,788StropkovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
69. Svidník9,770SvidníkPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
70. Fiľakovo9,683LučenecBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
71. Štúrovo9,361Nové ZámkyNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
72. Banská Štiavnica9,339 Go to article - Banská Štiavnica Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
73. Šurany9,238Nové ZámkyNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
74. Modra9,201PezinokBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
75. Tvrdošín8,760TvrdošínŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
76. Krompachy8,584Spišská Nová VesKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
77. Sečovce8,539TrebišovKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
78. Veľké Kapušany8,479MichalovceKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
79. Stará Turá8,379Nové Mesto nad VáhomTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
80. Vráble8,323NitraNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
81. Veľký Meder8,254Dunajská StredaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
82. Svit7,686PopradPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
83. Krupina7,510KrupinaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
84. Námestovo7,465NámestovoŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
85. Vrútky7,399MartinŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
86. Kráľovský Chlmec7,352TrebišovKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
87. Hurbanovo7,222KomárnoNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
88. Hriňová7,023DetvaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
89. Liptovský Hrádok7,003Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
90. Šahy6,992LeviceNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
91. Trstená6,978TvrdošínŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
92. Turzovka6,936ČadcaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
93. Veľký Šariš6,909PrešovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
94. Nová Baňa6,858ŽarnovicaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
95. Tornaľa6,741RevúcaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
96. Spišská Belá6,659KežmarokPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
97. Želiezovce6,588LeviceNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
98. Krásno nad Kysucou6,544ČadcaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
99. Hnúšťa6,504Rimavská SobotaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
100. Lipany6,451SabinovPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
101. Nemšová6,240TrenčínTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
102. Turčianske Teplice6,178Turčianske TepliceŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
103. Svätý Jur5,983PezinokBratislava Region Go to article - Bratislava Region
104. Sobrance5,827SobranceKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
105. Gelnica5,807GelnicaKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
106. Rajec5,777ŽilinaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
107. Medzilaborce5,747MedzilaborcePrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
108. Žarnovica5,669ŽarnovicaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
109. Ilava5,558IlavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
110. Sládkovičovo5,411GalantaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
111. Gabčíkovo5,268Dunajská StredaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
112. Poltár5,170PoltárBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
113. Dobšiná5,154RožňavaKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
114. Bojnice5,013PrievidzaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
115. Nesvady4,974KomárnoNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
116. Šaštín - Stráže4,883SenicaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
117. Gbely4,864SkalicaTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
118. Sliač4,761ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
119. Kremnica4,755Žiar nad HronomBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
120. Brezová pod Bradlom4,607MyjavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
121. Strážske4,191MichalovceKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
122. Nováky4,136PrievidzaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
123. Medzev4,124Košice - okolieKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
124. Turany4,107MartinŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
125. Giraltovce3,997SvidníkPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
126. Trenčianske Teplice3,908TrenčínTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
127. Leopoldov3,907HlohovecTrnava Region Go to article - Trnava Region
128. Vysoké Tatry3,782PopradPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
129. Spišské Podhradie3,754LevočaPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
130. Hanušovce nad Topľou3,730Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
131. Tisovec3,632Rimavská SobotaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
132. Tlmače3,542LeviceNitra Region Go to article - Nitra Region
133. Čierna nad Tisou3,406TrebišovKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
134. Spišské Vlachy3,300Spišská Nová VesKošice Region Go to article - Košice Region
135. Jelšava3,160RevúcaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
136. Podolínec3,055Stará ĽubovňaPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
137. Rajecké Teplice2,847ŽilinaŽilina Region Go to article - Žilina Region
138. Spišská Stará Ves2,178KežmarokPrešov Region Go to article - Prešov Region
139. Modrý Kameň1,659Veľký KrtíšBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
140. Vrbovce1,420MyjavaTrenčín Region Go to article - Trenčín Region
141. Dudince1,376KrupinaBanská Bystrica Region Go to article - Banská Bystrica Region
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
Population status as of 31.12.2023.

List of all municipalities and cities in Slovakia

You can find a list of all municipalities in Slovakia in the article List of cities and municipalities

List of districts of the city of Bratislava

Districts - Bratislava
There are 5 districts and 17 city parts in Bratislava:
NR. District The population (*) Area km2 Density of population km2 City part
1. Bratislava I 47,375 10
(9.590124)		 4,939.98 Staré Mesto (Old Town)
2. Bratislava II 125,980 92
(92.490067)		 1,362.09 Podunajské Biskupice, Ružinov, Vrakuňa
3. Bratislava III 77,594 75
(74.674875)		 1,039.09 Nové Mesto, Rača, Vajnory
4. Bratislava IV 105,043 97
(96.665027)		 1,086.67 Devín, Devínska Nová Ves , Dúbravka , Karlova Ves, Lamač, Záhorská Bystrica
5. Bratislava V 122,048 94
(94.207079)		 1,295.53 Čunovo, Jarovce, Petržalka, Rusovce
Total: (5) 478,040 368
(367.627172)		 1,300.34
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
Population status as of 31.12.2023.

List of city parts of the city of Bratislava

NR. City part The population
in city part(*)		 District
1. Staré Mesto (Old Town) 47,375 Bratislava I
2. Podunajské Biskupice 23,276 Bratislava II
3. Ružinov 82,483 Bratislava II
4. Vrakuňa 20,221 Bratislava II
5. Nové Mesto 45,342 Bratislava III
6. Rača 26,214 Bratislava III
7. Vajnory 6,038 Bratislava III
8. Devín 2,071 Bratislava IV
9. Devínska Nová Ves 17,067 Bratislava IV
10. Dúbravka 35,572 Bratislava IV
11. Karlova Ves 34,942 Bratislava IV
12. Lamač 7,827 Bratislava IV
13. Záhorská Bystrica 7,564 Bratislava IV
14. Čunovo 1,770 Bratislava V
15. Jarovce 3,016 Bratislava V
16. Petržalka 112,794 Bratislava V
17. Rusovce 4,468 Bratislava V
Total: (17) 478,040
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
Population status as of 31.12.2023.

List of districts of the city of Košice

Districts - Košice
There are 4 districts and 22 city parts in Košice:
NR. District The population (*) Area km2 Density of population km2 City part
1. Košice I 62,965 85
(85.458565)		 736.79 Džungľa, Kavečany, Sever, Sídlisko Ťahanovce, Staré Mesto, Ťahanovce
2. Košice II 78,385 81
(80.540151)		 973.24 Lorinčík, Luník IX, Myslava, Pereš, Poľov, Šaca, Sídlisko KVP, Západ
3. Košice III 27,551 17
(16.831696)		 1,636.85 Dargovských Hrdinov, Košická Nová Ves
4. Košice IV 56,143 61
(60.900785)		 921.88 Barca, Juh, Krásna, Nad Jazerom, Šebastovce, Vyšné Opátske
Total: (4) 225,044 244
(243.731197)		 923.33
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
Population status as of 31.12.2023.

List of city parts of the city of Košice

NR. City part The population
in city part(*)		 District
1. Džungľa 767 Košice I
2. Kavečany 1,361 Košice I
3. Sever 18,424 Košice I
4. Sídlisko Ťahanovce 20,081 Košice I
5. Staré Mesto 20,137 Košice I
6. Ťahanovce 2,195 Košice I
7. Lorinčík 1,155 Košice II
8. Luník IX 7,146 Košice II
9. Myslava 2,683 Košice II
10. Pereš 2,168 Košice II
11. Poľov 1,193 Košice II
12. Šaca 5,744 Košice II
13. Sídlisko KVP 21,675 Košice II
14. Západ 36,621 Košice II
15. Dargovských Hrdinov 24,397 Košice III
16. Košická Nová Ves 3,154 Košice III
17. Barca 3,710 Košice IV
18. Juh 20,724 Košice IV
19. Krásna 6,179 Košice IV
20. Nad Jazerom 21,998 Košice IV
21. Šebastovce 772 Košice IV
22. Vyšné Opátske 2,760 Košice IV
Total: (22) 225,044
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
Population status as of 31.12.2023.
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