Branč (Nitra)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nitra | ||
| Region : | Nitra | ||
| Area : | 13.81 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,221 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 161 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 137 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 951 13 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 37 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 13 ' N , 18 ° 9' E | ||
| License plate : | NO | ||
| Kód obce : | 500071 | ||
| structure | |||
| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Július Kurča | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Branč Hlavné námestie 1 95113 Branč |
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| Website: | www.branc.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Branč (until 1927 Slovak "Berenč"; Hungarian Berencs ) is a municipality in Slovakia with 2221 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which is about 12 kilometers southeast of Nitra .
It consists of the two suburbs Branč and Ve Ortká Ves, which was incorporated in 1925 (German Großdorf , Hungarian Nyitranagyfalu ).
history
The place is an old settlement area. There was a settlement in the Neolithic Age , several settlements in the late Neolithic , and a very important Bronze Age settlement and burial site.
The place was first mentioned in 1156 as Brencu . The etymology is controversial, the original form was Branč (with later change from ra to re ). From the 12th century it belonged to the royal property.
A castle of the same name stood by the village for a long time (not to be confused with Branč Castle in Podbranč ), which was first mentioned in the 13th century. Today there is almost nothing left of her.
