Lokca
municipality of Slovakia
Lokca is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1496.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 647 metres (2,123 ft) and covers an area of 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 2569 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 2389 people by ethnicity 2344 as Slovak, 44 as Not found out, 8 as Czech, 7 as Polish, 3 as Italian, 2 as Romani, 2 as Other, 1 as German, 1 as Hungarian 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
In year 2021 was 2389 people by religion 2191 from Roman Catholic Church, 133 from None, 30 from Not found out, 11 from Evangelical Church, 9 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Other, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church and 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q640349. VIAF identifies the subject as 242732945. Authority coordinates are 49.367, 19.410. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1496, 2025 and 2021.
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