Podolie

This article is about a village in Slovakia. For historic region in Ukraine, see Podolia.

Podolie (Hungarian: Felsőleszéte) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

Podolie
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.68°N 17.77°E / 48.68; 17.77
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1332
Area [1]
• Total	17.27 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,894
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	916 22[2]
Area code	+421 32[2]
Car plate	NM
Website	www.podolie.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1332. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Podolie was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 177 metres (581 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 17.26 km² (6.66 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2071	2056	1958	1923
Difference		−0.72%	−4.76%	−1.78%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1892	1923
Difference		+1.63%

It has a population of 1923 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1803	94.2%
Not found out	93	4.85%
Romani	61	3.18%
Total	1914

In year 2021 was 1914 people by ethnicity 1803 as Slovak, 93 as Not found out, 61 as Romani, 10 as Czech, 3 as Moravian, 3 as Hungarian, 2 as German, 2 as English, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Turkish, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as Polish and 1 as Greek.

Note on population

The 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+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1336	69.8%
None	351	18.34%
Not found out	95	4.96%
Evangelical Church	75	3.92%
Total	1914

In year 2021 was 1914 people by religion 1336 from Roman Catholic Church, 351 from None, 95 from Not found out, 75 from Evangelical Church, 10 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 9 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Ad hoc movements, 5 from Islam, 5 from Other, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Greek Catholic 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, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Baptists Church.

Miniature park

Podolie is the site of Park miniatúr, a miniature park.