Harmanec

Harmanec

Hermánd
Harmanec Hermánd
Municipality
	Former buildings of the Military Cartographic Institute
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	Harmanec Location of Harmanec in the Banská Bystrica Region Harmanec Location of Harmanec in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°49′N 19°03′E / 48.82°N 19.05°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1957
Area
• Total	7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population (2025)
• Total	808
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 03
Area code	+421 48
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BB
Website	www.harmanec.sk

Harmanec (Hungarian: Hermánd) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

The village first appears in historical records circa 1540.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 441 metres (1,447 ft) and covers an area of 7.75 km² (2.99 sq mi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)
Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	928	909	861	808
Difference		−2.04%	−5.28%	−6.15%

Population statistic
Year	2024	2025
Count	827	808
Difference		−2.29%

It has a population of 808 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+%)
Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	746	87.97%
Not found out	96	11.32%
Romani	14	1.65%
Total	848

In year 2021 was 848 people by ethnicity 746 as Slovak, 96 as Not found out, 14 as Romani, 8 as Czech, 4 as Russian, 3 as Hungarian and 2 as German.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+%)
Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	362	42.69%
None	317	37.38%
Not found out	100	11.79%
Evangelical Church	39	4.6%
Greek Catholic Church	9	1.06%
Total	848

In year 2021 was 848 people by religion 362 from Roman Catholic Church, 317 from None, 100 from Not found out, 39 from Evangelical Church, 9 from Greek Catholic Church, 5 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Buddhism.