Stará Voda, Gelnica District
Municipality in Košice Region, Slovakia
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Stará Voda (German: Altwasser; Hungarian: Óvíz) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.[4] Total municipality population was in 2011 224 inhabitants.[5] It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
Stará Voda
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| Coordinates: 48.80°N 20.68°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Košice Region |
| District | Gelnica District |
| First mentioned | 1828 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 184 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 533 4[2] |
| Area code | +421 53[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | GL |
| Website | staravoda |
Population
| Year | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 220 | 232 | 215 | 184 |
| Difference | +5.45% | −7.32% | −14.41% |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 182 | 184 |
| Difference | +1.09% |
It has a population of 184 people (31 December 2025).[7]
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 190 people by ethnicity 188 as Slovak, 4 as Rusyn, 2 as Not found out and 1 as Czech.
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
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 169 | 88.95% |
| None | 8 | 4.21% |
| Evangelical Church | 7 | 3.68% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 4 | 2.11% |
| Not found out | 2 | 1.05% |
| Total | 190 |
In year 2021 was 190 people by religion 169 from Roman Catholic Church, 8 from None, 7 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Greek Catholic Church and 2 from Not found out.
