České Brezovo (1773: Cžeska Brezowa;[citation needed] Hungarian: Csehberek, until 1899: Cseh-Brézó) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
České Brezovo
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.jpg) Evangelical Church in České Brezovo | |
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  České Brezovo Location of České Brezovo in the Banská Bystrica Region  České Brezovo Location of České Brezovo in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°39′E / 48.43°N 19.65°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Poltár District |
| First mentioned | 1435 |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 443 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 985 03[2] |
| Area code | +421 47[2] |
| Car plate | PT |
| Website | www |
History
editIn historical records, the village was surely mentioned in 1435 (Brezow, Bryzow), but the existence of the village in the area is recorded from 1334 as belonging to Zách, Bosnyák and Szentiványi families. In 1834 János György Zahn (Slovak: Ján Juraj Zahn) based a glasswork in Zlatno settlement. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, České Brezovo was part of Nógrád County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Culture
editIn České Brezovo was born Bohuslav Tablic, one of the leaders of Slovak classicism. Village commemorates him with a memory plaque on a public library.
Notable personalities
edit- František Krňan, mathematician
- Bohuslav Tablic, poet, translator, literary historian
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1925 (parish A)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to České Brezovo at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ceskebrezovo/ceske-brezovo.html
- Panoramic photos from neighbourhood of České Brezovo
- Surnames of living people in Ceske Brezovo
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