Janova Lehota (German: Drexlerhau, Drechslerhau; Hungarian: Jánosgyarmat) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Janova Lehota
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  Janova Lehota Location of Janova Lehota in the Banská Bystrica Region  Janova Lehota Location of Janova Lehota in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 18°47′E / 48.66°N 18.78°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom District |
| First mentioned | 1487 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.67 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 925 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 966 24[2] |
| Area code | +421 45[2] |
| Car plate | ZH |
| Website | www |
History
editIn historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1487 as a German settlement founded by a certain Drexler and belonging to Esztergom archbishopric. In 1776 it passed to Banská Bystrica bishopric.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1687-1896 (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
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html.
- http://www.tourist-channel.sk/janova-lehota
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/janovalehota/janova-lehota.html[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070521072749/http://janovalehota.virtualne.sk/
- http://www.janovalehota_zs.szm.sk/ Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Surnames of living people in Janova Lehota
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