Bacúch

Bacúch (Hungarian Vacok - until 1888 Bacuch ) is a municipality in the center of Slovakia with 911 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Brezno , a district of the Banskobystrický kraj and is part of the traditional Horehronie landscape .

geography

The community is located in the upper part of the valley landscape Horehronské podolie on the Bacúšsky potok brook , which flows into the Hron . The 38.19 km² municipal area includes the village and the surrounding area as well as the Bacúšska dolina valley in the Low Tatras and part of the Veporské vrchy (part of the Slovak Ore Mountains ) south of the Hron; the highest point is the Končisté mountain ( 1474 m nm ) in the Low Tatras. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 629 m nm and is 17 kilometers from Brezno .

The municipality of Bacúch borders on Vyšná Boca in the north, Polomka in the east, Pohronská Polhora and Michalová in the south, Brezno on a short stretch in the south-west, Beňuš and Braväcovo in the west and Jarabá in the north-west.

history

The area was first mentioned in writing in 1274 as silva Wazuch , i.e. as a forest called Wazuch. The Bogomir family from Liptov received in a document the right to soap gold in the Bacúšsky potok brook . Seasonal settlements were deep in the forest, away from the current location. After that, however, evidence of permanent settlement is uncertain, only in 1563 does the village appear as a Bazuch , which was founded in the 15th century around iron ore mines and smelters that were owned by the Neusohl merchants Schaffer and Gaismair. Over time, the village changed into a logging settlement. In 1828 there were 68 houses and 499 inhabitants who were employed in forestry and as raftsmen, carters and saw workers.

Until 1918 the place in Sohl County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or today Slovakia.

population

According to the 2011 census, Bacúch had 1,013 residents, including 970 Slovaks, seven Czechs and two Poles. 34 residents did not provide any information. 849 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, 18 residents to the Evangelical Church AB, nine residents to the Greek Catholic Church and one resident each to the Evangelical Methodist Church and the Reformed Church. 57 residents had no denomination and the denomination of 78 residents has not been determined.

Results after the 2001 census (1,040 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

98.65% Slovaks
0.87% Czechs
0.10% Poland

By denomination:

91.73% Roman Catholic
3.56% non-denominational
2.50% no information
1.54% Protestant
0.19% Greek Catholic

Buildings

Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Church from 1863

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Bacúch - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

[1] 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak)

[2] 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)