Valaská Belá

Valaská Belá
Municipality
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Valaská Belá Location of Valaská Belá in the Trenčín Region Valaská Belá Location of Valaská Belá in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48.88°N 18.40°E / 48.88; 18.40
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Prievidza District
First mentioned	1324
Area
• Total	64.73 km2 (24.99 sq mi)
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,870
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 28
Area code	+421 46
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PD
Website	valaskabela.sk

Valaská Belá (Hungarian: Bélapataka) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1324.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 485 metres (1,591 ft) and covers an area of 64.73 km² (24.99 sq mi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)

Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	2577	2317	2166	1870
Difference		−10.08%	−6.51%	−13.66%

Population statistic

Year	2024	2025
Count	1905	1870
Difference		−1.83%

It has a population of 1870 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1902	95.38%
Not found out	91	4.56%
Total	1994

In year 2021 was 1994 people by ethnicity 1902 as Slovak, 91 as Not found out, 19 as Czech, 6 as Russian, 3 as Ukrainian, 3 as Other, 2 as Hungarian, 1 as Vietnamese, 1 as Romani, 1 as Rusyn, 1 as Polish and 1 as English.

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	1587	79.59%
None	275	13.79%
Not found out	84	4.21%
Total	1994

In year 2021 was 1994 people by religion 1587 from Roman Catholic Church, 275 from None, 84 from Not found out, 8 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 8 from Evangelical Church, 7 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 6 from Greek Catholic Church, 5 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Islam, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Buddhism, 1 from Bahá'i Community and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Religion

Churches in the village include the wooden Saint Michal church. Local priest Juraj Gábor built the first single-aisle brick church in 1737. At the end of the 18th century, the parishioners built the brick chapel. The present church is from the year 1800. Primarily it was a longitudinal single-aisle church with one tower ornamented with prissian paintings. In 1929, two aisles were added, ornamented similarly to the main aisle. In 1944, the interior was painted by Štefan Enhoff.