Living in Zákamenné
In Zákamenné, unemployment is 3.7% (2025).
Zákamenné numbered 5,738 residents at the end of 2025. An unemployment rate of 3.65% was measured at the end of 2025. Population density was 129 people per km² at the end of 2021.
Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Zákamenné?
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 Zákamenné. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Zákamenné 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 Zákamenné?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2025-12).
- Unemployment rate: 3.65 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny14
Zákamenné 3.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zákamenné. 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 Zákamenné. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Zákamenné?
Police recorded 300 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 — Safety2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 300 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 | 31 Dec 2025 | MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety2Official |
Mobility and administration
Zákamenné's nearest major airport was 77 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zákamenné. 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
Zákamenné's monthly mean temperatures were −5°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.2 mm in January and 143.2 mm in July.
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 7.79 · Feb 11.68 · Mar 16.1 · Apr 23.8 · May 27.21 · Jun 28.75 · Jul 33.29 · Aug 32.4 · Sep 31.47 · Oct 22.47 · Nov 18.58 · Dec 10.76 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -26.95 · Feb -29.9 · Mar -21.98 · Apr -10.47 · May -2.72 · Jun 2.86 · Jul 4.05 · Aug 4.09 · Sep -0.87 · Oct -7.07 · Nov -17.32 · Dec -21.3 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -5.02 · Feb -3.72 · Mar 0.42 · Apr 6.66 · May 11.6 · Jun 15.32 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.16 · Sep 12.14 · Oct 6.98 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -3.04 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 45.2 · Feb 46.6 · Mar 58.6 · Apr 67.8 · May 128.7 · Jun 131.6 · Jul 143.2 · Aug 92 · Sep 110.2 · Oct 72.7 · Nov 56.8 · Dec 45.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
An area of 42.9 km² comprised Zákamenné at the end of 2021.
How many people live in Zákamenné?
The published population was 5,738 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 42.9 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)10Official |
| Population density | 129 people/km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)10Official |
| Population | 5,738 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic9Official |
International community in Zákamenné
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 | 5,542 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants born in Slovak Republic | 5,469 | 98.7% |
| inhabitants born abroad | 70 | 1.3% |
| not found out | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 5,542 | 100.0% |
| inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic | 5,530 | 99.8% |
| foreigners | 12 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
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 | 5,542 | 100.0% |
| Slovak | 5,464 | 98.6% |
| not found out | 63 | 1.1% |
| Czech | 7 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 5 | 0.1% |
| Ukrainian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Serbian | 1 | 0.0% |
| other | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Alternatives for people set on Zákamenné
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 Zákamenné alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 213 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 5,738 Zákamenné+1854%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 3.7% Zákamenné−25%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 300 Zákamennéno percentage
Cities near Zákamenné
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Slovakia
Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Zákamenné, nearest in population first.
How does Zákamenné compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zákamenné 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; Zákamenné's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Zákamenné part of Žilina?
Zákamenné is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 40.7 km away by straight-line distance. Žilina city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source1
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Zákamenné?
The published population was 5,738 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
How safe is Zákamenné?
Police recorded 300 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 Zákamenné?
The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.
Is Zákamenné a good place to live?
Zákamenné 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 Zákamenné part of Žilina?
Zákamenné is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 40.7 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Zákamenné?
Námestovo, Rabča, Tvrdošín, Dolný Kubín, Trstená are near Zákamenné. 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 Zákamenné?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,469 people (98.7%) 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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- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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