Kosorín
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žiar nad Hronom | ||
| Region : | Pohrony | ||
| Area : | 12.751 km² | ||
| Residents : | 468 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 37 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 366 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 966 24 ( Janova Lehota Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 45 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 39 ' N , 18 ° 48' E | ||
| License plate : | ZH | ||
| Kód obce : | 516945 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Peter Hric | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kosorín č. 117 966 24 Janova Lehota |
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| Website: | www.kosorin.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kosorín (Hungarian Koszorús - until 1892 Koszorin ) is a municipality in the center of Slovakia with 468 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Žiar nad Hronom , part of the Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The community is located in the north-eastern foothills of the Žiarska kotlina basin in the valley of the Kosorínsky potok , which here includes the Klokočský potok , below the Kremnica mountains . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 366 m nm and is 13 kilometers from Žiar nad Hronom .
Neighboring communities are Handlová in the north, Slaská in the east, Lutila in the south and Janova Lehota in the west.
history
Kosorín was first mentioned in writing in 1487 as Kozoeri and at that time belonged to the estate of the Archdiocese of Gran . In 1534 seven portals were recorded, in 1601 there were 30 houses in the village, in 1715 the village had a restaurant and mill as well as 28 taxpayers. In 1776 ownership changed to the newly founded Diocese of Neusohl . In 1828 there were 60 houses and 380 residents who were employed as stone cutters. Building materials were also produced in the village and there was a brick factory.
Until 1918, the place in Bars County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. After the Second World War, some of the residents worked in industrial plants in nearby towns such as Žiar nad Hronom, Handlová and Prievidza .
population
According to the 2011 census, 429 people lived in Kosorín, including 400 Slovaks , two Czechs and one Magyar and one Moravian . 25 residents did not provide any information on ethnicity .
301 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, nine residents to the Evangelical Church AB, two residents to the Evangelical Methodist Church and one resident to the Greek Catholic Church. 62 inhabitants had no denomination and the denomination of 54 inhabitants was not determined.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Ladislaus Church in the classical style from the years 1926–1928, which was created by rebuilding the older chapel from the years 1800–1803
Sons and daughters of the church
- Miroslav Vratil (* 1920), Czechoslovak football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)