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Moldava nad Bodvou (pronunciationⓘ; Hungarian: Szepsi; German: Moldau (an der Bodwa); Yiddish מילדוי / סעפשי) is a town in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 206 metres (676 ft) and covers an area of 19.76 km2 (7.63 sq mi) ().
It has a population of 10,284 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 10,305 people by ethnicity 5591 as Slovak, 3424 as Hungarian, 2015 as Romani, 473 as Not found out, 46 as Czech, 44 as Rusyn, 23 as German, 21 as Ukrainian, 14 as Russian, 14 as Other, 6 as Polish, 1 as Irish, 1 as Vietnamese, 1 as Austrian, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Bulgarian and 1 as Albanian.
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.
In year 2021 was 10,305 people by religion 6893 from Roman Catholic Church, 1562 from None, 770 from Calvinist Church, 438 from Not found out, 274 from Greek Catholic Church, 160 from Evangelical Church, 67 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 33 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 32 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 29 from Other, 11 from Apostolic Church, 7 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5 from Buddhism, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from United Methodist Church, 3 from Islam, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Hinduism, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The town has a police force and fire service and its own tax office.
Moldava nad Bodvou is twinned with:
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