How can I find the owner of land and its parcel number?

Case 1: the land is on the map and has a registered owner — what next?

This is the usual situation, and you can resolve it yourself in a few minutes. Title sheet data and cadastral maps are published free of charge through the cadastral access point, excluding personal identification numbers (or other identifiers for foreign nationals) and property prices (Section 68(4) of the Cadastral Act, No. 162/1995 Z. z.).

In the cadastral mapping application:

1. Enable both the cadastral map and the map of the designated cadastral records; otherwise you will miss register “E” parcels.
2. Zoom in until individual parcel boundaries appear, then click on the land in question.
3. If the application offers both a C parcel and an E parcel, examine both. Where the same area appears in both registers with different owners, duplicate ownership arises.
4. Open the complete title sheet. Alongside the owner, it shows easements, security interests and notes, including, for example, ongoing enforcement proceedings.

If you know the cadastral area and parcel number, there is no need to click on the map: you can search directly by the register “C” or “E” parcel.

Be aware of the status of the data. Data obtained this way is expressly for information only (Section 68(4)). Only an extract or copy of the title sheet prepared by the land registry is an official public document (Section 69(3)); where the data is held electronically, any district office may issue it (Section 69(7)). Depending on the circumstances, an informational extract may serve as documentary evidence (Section 187 of the Code of Civil Contentious Procedure). Whether an official extract is required depends on the particular transaction or the requirements of the court, bank or notary.

Case 2: the land is on the map but has no registered owner — what now?

Land without a recorded owner still exists, typically where records were not completed after land allocations and consolidation. The procedure takes longer:

1. A parcel identification matching it to the historical land book position can be prepared. The land registry prepares this on request, and the paper version is an official public document (Section 69(2) and (3)).
2. The historical parcel number is used to trace the original owners in the land book. Land books form part of the cadastral records and serve as a source of data on owners and rights (Section 8(1)(e)); they also have permanent documentary value (Section 8(4)).
3. The original owners are usually no longer alive, so the search continues through their inheritance proceedings. If the land was never dealt with in the estate, an application for supplementary inheritance proceedings is needed.

At this stage, involving a lawyer is usually sensible. Tracing the chain from the land book to today’s heir requires work with archival documents, and one possible route is determination of ownership or confirmation of acquisition by prescription.

Case 3: you cannot find the land on the map at all — where should you start?

If you know neither the parcel number nor its exact location, typically in woodland or extensive pasture without landmarks, the map will not help. A surveyor can identify the parcel by surveying it on site. This also pays off in the reverse situation: in boundary disputes or allegations of unlawful interference, a survey often establishes whose land you are actually standing on.

Can I find out which properties a particular person owns?

The land registry may provide a list of properties linked by the same legal relationship to one person. For a natural person, however, it may provide it only to that person, another entitled person, persons with access to the document collection, and those authorised by special legislation (Section 69(9)). A fee is charged for the list (Section 69(13)).

In practice, searching another person’s assets has statutory limits. In debt recovery, we work within what the law permits; in enforcement proceedings, the judicial enforcement officer in particular has means to establish the debtor’s assets. We describe the recovery process in how to recover an unpaid invoice.

Will cadastral data remain public?

An amendment to the Cadastral Act was being prepared in 2026 that would have made access to owner data conditional on logging in and restricted the data available without authentication. The National Council of the Slovak Republic did not advance it to a second reading on 23 April 2026, so it was not adopted. As at the legal review date of this answer, the regime described above therefore continues to apply: title sheet data is available free of charge and without logging in through the access point. If the issue returns to Parliament, we will update this answer.

What follows after identifying the owner?

If you are identifying the owner because you want to buy, settle ownership of or divide the land, the name is only the beginning. A review of title, encumbrances and notes comes next, followed by the agreement. For land, our land purchase and sale service covers this; for changes to boundaries and areas, see land division and consolidation.