České Brezovo

České Brezovo (1773: Cžeska Brezowa; Hungarian: Csehberek, until 1899: Cseh-Brézó) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

České Brezovo
Municipality
Evangelical Church in České Brezovo
Evangelical Church in České Brezovo
České Brezovo is located in Banská Bystrica Region
České Brezovo
České Brezovo
Location of České Brezovo in the Banská Bystrica Region
České Brezovo is located in Slovakia
České Brezovo
České Brezovo
Location of České Brezovo in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°39′E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictPoltár
First mentioned1435
Area
 • Total38.66[1] km2 (14.93[1] sq mi)
Elevation
451[2] m (1,480[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total433[3]
Postal code
985 03[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car platePT
Websitewww.ceskebrezovo.sk

History

In 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.

Culture

In 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
  • František Krňan, mathematician
  • Bohuslav Tablic, poet, translator, literary historian

Genealogical resources

The 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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.


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