Čierny Balog (until 1888 also Balog or Čierny Hronec; Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Čierny Balog | |
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Village | |
 Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Čierny Balog Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region  Čierny Balog Čierny Balog (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°40′E / 48.750°N 19.667°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Brezno |
| First mentioned | 1545 |
| Area | |
• Total | 147.10[2] km2 (56.80[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 555[3] m (1,821[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,011[1] |
| Postal code | 976 52[3] |
| Area code | +421 48[3] |
| Car plate | BR |
| Website | ciernybalog |
History
editThe first written record of the settlement in the area dates back to 1607 when the Emperor Rudolf II. issued a decree to regulate the growing timber industry in the region. Čierny Balog arose in 1888 through a merger of thirteen villages, i.e., Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina, Fajtov, Jánošovka, Jergov, Komov, Látky, Medveďov, Pustô, Vydrovo, and Závodie. Until 1918, it belonged to Austria-Hungary as part of Zólyom County (Slovak: Zvolenská stolica/Zvolenská župa: Zvolenská stolica). It played an important role during World War II as one of the centers of the anti-Fascist Slovak National uprising. By 2024 the largest village in the Banská Bystrica Region, it punches well above its weight due to the number of notable natives, as well as its cultural and natural heritage such as the Čierny Hron Railway and Dobroč Primeval Forest.
Notable natives
edit- Jozef Dekrét Matejovie (* 1774 – † 1841), pioneer in forest restoration and founder of modern forestry
- Róbert Albert Gottier (* 1897 – † 1968), functionary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, organizer of the anti-fascist movement and the Slovak National Uprising in Horehronie. Vice-President of the National Assembly (1945–1954)
- Ladislav Ťažký (* 1924 – † 2011), prose writer, journalist, playwright, and screenwriter
- Jozef Kliment (* 1928 – † 2007), agricultural expert and university professor
- Anton Auxt (* 1931 – † 1987), educator and mathematician
- Anton Dekrét (* 1932), mathematician and university educator
- Peter Kováčik (* 1936), prose writer, playwright, and film screenwriter
- Tibor Šagát, (* 1942), physician and politician
Twin towns – sister cities
editČierny Balog is twinned with:[5]
Týniště nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia – obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva – obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva – obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Partnerské mesto". ciernybalog.sk (in Slovak). Čierny Balog. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656–1896 (parish A)
External links
edit- http://www.ciernybalog.sk
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ciernybalog/cierny-balog.html
- http://www.muranskaplanina.com/ciernybalog.htm
- Surnames of living people in Cierny Balog
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