Senohrad
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Krupina | ||
| Region : | Poiplie | ||
| Area : | 15,200 km² | ||
| Residents : | 754 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 50 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 592 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 962 43 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 45 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 21 ' N , 19 ° 12' E | ||
| License plate : | KA | ||
| Kód obce : | 518751 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Oľga Bartková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Senohrad č. 151 962 43 Senohrad |
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| Website: | www.senohrad.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Senohrad (until 1927 Slovak "Senohrady"; Hungarian Szénavár - to 1892 Szenograd ) is a municipality and a town in central Slovakia , with a population of 754 (December 31, 2019) and is located in Okres Krupina , a circle of kraj Banskobystrický . The name of the place literally means "Heuburg".
geography
Senohrad is located in the Krupinská planina highlands in the south-facing valley of the Litava brook , at an altitude of 592 m nm and is right next to the Lešť military area . The center of the village is 15 kilometers from Krupina and 31 kilometers from Zvolen .
According to the regional affiliation Senohrad belongs to the Hont region .
history
There are finds from the Roman era (2nd / 3rd century) in the municipality.
The place was first mentioned in 1135 as Zenerag , then in 1262 as Senograd . In 1779 a devastating fire broke out in the village, devastating the entire village. The population engaged in agriculture, sheep and cattle breeding, and there were also some blacksmiths.
Buildings
- baroque Roman Catholic church from 1768
- baroque chapel from 1748
Personalities
- Andrej Kmeť (1841–1908), Slovak botanist, ethnographer and geologist, worked in the village
