Bzovík
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Krupina | ||
| Region : | Poiplie | ||
| Area : | 12.993 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,165 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 90 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 340 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 962 41 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 45 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 19 ° 6 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | KA | ||
| Kód obce : | 518212 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Boris Sedmák | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Bzovík č. 299 962 41 Bzovík |
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| Website: | www.obecbzovik.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Bzovík (Hungarian Bozók , German Posaucken ) is a municipality in the middle of Slovakia with 1165 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is located in Okres Krupina , a district of Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Krupinská planina plateau on the Čekovský potok stream, a tributary of Krupinica , six kilometers south-southeast of Krupina . It traditionally belongs to the Hont landscape .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1135 as Bozouk . A few years earlier the Premonstratensian monastery was built, which was probably founded by a member of the Hont-Pázmány family. The long history of the place is connected with the monastery and later fortress; In the Middle Ages, the monastery was the seat of the largest estate in the Hont County and therefore got into disputes several times with the town of Karpfen (Krupina) and Čabraab Castle . In 1443 the place and the monastery were destroyed by the Hussites. In the middle of the 16th century it was decided to convert the monastery into a fortress in order to stop the Turkish advance into the mountain towns of what is now central Slovakia. For this reason, the first church in Bzovík was built in 1606. In 1828 the place had 80 houses and 456 inhabitants, mostly working in agriculture.
population
Results after the 2001 census (982 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Roman Catholic St. Stephen's Church from 1606
- Ruins of the monastery fortress Bzovík above the village
