Šumiac

Šumiac
Királyhegyalja
Šumiac Királyhegyalja
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°51′N 20°08′E / 48.85°N 20.13°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1573
Area
• Total	81.76 km2 (31.57 sq mi)
Elevation	841 m (2,759 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,322
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 71
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BR
Website	www.sumiac.sk

Šumiac (Hungarian: Királyhegyalja) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár. Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.^[4]

Notable people

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "SODB2021 - Obyvatelia - Základné výsledky". www.scitanie.sk. Retrieved 2023-05-18.