Living in Gelnica
In Gelnica, unemployment is 4.6% (2025).
At the end of 2025, Gelnica had a population of 5,689. Gelnica registered an unemployment rate of 4.57% at the end of 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 18 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Gelnica?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Gelnica. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Gelnica a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gelnica?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 4.57 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny15
Gelnica 4.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gelnica. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gelnica. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Gelnica?
Police recorded 600 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 600 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 | 31 Dec 2025 | MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety3Official |
Mobility and administration
Gelnica's nearest airport was KSC, 31 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gelnica. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project — Integration course
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
For third-country nationals, migrants.
Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia
For foreigners with long-term residence, third-country nationals.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −5.8°C in January and 17.4°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Gelnica?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency1
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 18 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 8.27 · Feb 14.05 · Mar 17.68 · Apr 23.71 · May 27.85 · Jun 30.22 · Jul 33.04 · Aug 31.5 · Sep 28.98 · Oct 21.48 · Nov 17.59 · Dec 9.14 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -26.22 · Feb -26.09 · Mar -22.59 · Apr -7.84 · May -4.65 · Jun 1.43 · Jul 4.17 · Aug 3.74 · Sep -1.46 · Oct -7.93 · Nov -17.08 · Dec -23.7 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -5.78 · Feb -4.19 · Mar 0.32 · Apr 6.73 · May 11.79 · Jun 15.51 · Jul 17.45 · Aug 17.25 · Sep 12.16 · Oct 6.63 · Nov 1.74 · Dec -3.8 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
The total area of Gelnica was 57.6 km² at the end of 2021. Gelnica had a population density of 103 people per km² at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Gelnica?
The published population was 5,689 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 57.65 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)11Official |
| Population density | 103 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)11Official |
| Population | 5,689 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic10Official |
International community in Gelnica
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,951 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 5,774 | 97.0% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 160 | 2.7% |
| not found out | 17 | 0.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,951 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 5,913 | 99.4% |
| foreigners | 26 | 0.4% |
| not found out | 12 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Ancestry or ethnicity
Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,951 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 5,438 | 91.4% |
| not found out | 291 | 4.9% |
| Romani | 146 | 2.5% |
| German | 19 | 0.3% |
| Czech | 18 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 9 | 0.1% |
| Ukrainian | 8 | 0.1% |
| Hungarian | 6 | 0.1% |
| Ruthenian | 5 | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 3 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| other | 3 | 0.1% |
| Russian | 2 | 0.0% |
| Croatian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jewish | 1 | 0.0% |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Alternatives for people set on Gelnica
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Petržalka as a Gelnica alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 293 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 5,689 Gelnica+1871%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.6% Gelnica−40%
- Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Petržalka vs 18.0 µg/m³ Gelnica−33%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 600 Gelnicano percentage
Cities near Gelnica
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Gelnica, nearest in population first.
How does Gelnica compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gelnica when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: jazykové kurzy pre deti cudzincov (language courses for children of foreigners, organised and funded by self-governing regions). How to enrol a child (minedu.sk).
A country-wide rule for Slovakia; Gelnica's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Gelnica part of Košice?
Gelnica belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Košice; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 25.7 km away by straight-line distance. Košice city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source2
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Gelnica?
The published population was 5,689 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
Is the air quality good in Gelnica?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Gelnica?
Police recorded 600 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety.
What is the unemployment rate in Gelnica?
The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Gelnica a good place to live?
Gelnica may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Gelnica part of Košice?
Gelnica belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Košice; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 25.7 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Gelnica?
Krompachy, Jarovnice are near Gelnica. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Gelnica?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,774 people (97.0%) in the source-defined population for SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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- MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety MuMAP Quality of Life · mumap.nku.gov.sk · checked 2026-10-05
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- Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) scitanie.sk · checked 2026-08-30
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