Veľké Hoste
municipality of Slovakia
Veľké Hoste (Hungarian: Nagyvendég) is a village and municipality in Bánovce nad Bebravou District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1329.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 239 metres (784 ft) and covers an area of 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 522 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 554 people by ethnicity 546 as Slovak, 8 as Not found out, 3 as Czech and 2 as Romanian.
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 554 people by religion 469 from Roman Catholic Church, 51 from None, 10 from Not found out, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 7 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Other.
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