Staré

Staré Sztára
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Staré Location of Staré in the Košice Region Staré Location of Staré in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48.87°N 21.87°E / 48.87; 21.87
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Michalovce District
First mentioned	1273
Area
• Total	18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	771
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	722 3
Area code	+421 56
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MI
Website	www.obecstare.sk

Staré (Hungarian: Sztára) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 147 metres (482 ft) and covers an area of 18.02 km² (6.96 sq mi) (2025).

The name was taken from gróf Sztáray.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)

Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	818	801	789	771
Difference		−2.07%	−1.49%	−2.28%

Population statistic

Year	2024	2025
Count	764	771
Difference		+0.91%

It has a population of 771 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+%)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	733	97.08%
Not found out	20	2.64%
Total	755

In year 2021 was 755 people by ethnicity 733 as Slovak, 20 as Not found out, 4 as Rusyn, 3 as Czech, 3 as Other, 2 as Russian, 2 as German, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Hungarian and 1 as Albanian.

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	655	86.75%
Greek Catholic Church	40	5.3%
None	28	3.71%
Not found out	18	2.38%
Total	755

In year 2021 was 755 people by religion 655 from Roman Catholic Church, 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 28 from None, 18 from Not found out, 6 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Islam and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Gallery

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  Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, est. 1842 (July 2006)
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  Statue of John of Nepomuk in Staré
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  Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
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  Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
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  Manor house in Staré, est. early 1600s (July 2006)
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  Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)
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  Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)
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  Village granary in Neo-Classical style, est. 1804 (July 2006)