Medzibrod
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | |
Okres : | Banská Bystrica | |
Region : | Horehrony | |
Area : | 17.076 km² | |
Residents : | 1,383 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 81 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 398 m nm | |
Postal code : | 976 96 | |
Telephone code : | 0 48 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 48 ' N , 19 ° 21' E | |
License plate : | BB | |
Kód obce : | 508764 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Pavol Svetlík | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Medzibrod Nám. hrdinov SNP 1 976 96 Medzibrod |
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Website: | www.obecmedzibrod.sk | |
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Medzibrod (1927-1946 Slovak "Medzibrod nad Hronom" - until 1927 "Medzibrodie"; Hungarian Mezőköz - to 1888 Medzibrod ) is a municipality in the middle of Slovakia , with a population of 1,383 (as of December 31, 2019) and belongs to Okres Banská Bystrica , a district of the Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Horehronie landscape on the right bank of the Hron , nestled between the Low Tatras and the Poľana . Veľká Chochuľa ( 1753 m nm ) rises above the village . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 398 m nm and is located 20 kilometers east of Banská Bystrica and 23 kilometers west of Brezno .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1455 as Megywbrodye , but was probably already in the 14th century. The name is derived from the former location between two fords. The village belonged to the Liptsch Castle estate until 1848 . Medzibrod has a long history of mining, with a former gold mine and an iron ore mine that was mined from the 17th to the 19th century. The antimony ore was eventually mined in 1936-46.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1315 inhabitants):
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Buildings
- baroque-classical church of St. Johann von Nepomuk from 1791
Personalities
- Martin Sokol (1901–1957), Slovak politician