Sihla
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Brezno | ||
| Region : | Horehrony | ||
| Area : | 26.833 km² | ||
| Residents : | 191 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 7 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 890 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 976 53 ( Lom nad Rimavicou post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 48 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 39 ' N , 19 ° 39' E | ||
| License plate : | BR | ||
| Kód obce : | 508993 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Marián Ilčík | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Sihla č. 73 976 53 Lom nad Rimavicou |
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| Website: | www.obecsihla.sk | ||
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Sihla (German Siegelglashütte , Hungarian Szikla - until 1888 Szihla ) is a municipality in the center of Slovakia with 191 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Brezno , a district of the Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The village is located on a small plateau in the Slovak Ore Mountains , more precisely in the subunit Veporské vrchy in the source area of the Kamenistý creek , which belongs to the river system Hron (over the Čierny Hron ). In the municipal area, mixed and coniferous forests grow up to the immediate vicinity of the place and it is covered by brown forest floors. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 890 m nm and is 18 kilometers from Hriňová and 22 kilometers from Brezno .
The municipality of Sihla borders the following municipalities: Čierny Balog in the north, Drábsko in the east, Lom nad Rimavicou in the southeast, Hriňová in the south and southwest and Valaská in the west.
history
Sihla emerged in the first half of the 18th century as a settlement of the Bergkammer, around the glassworks founded in 1744, favored by quartz reserves and large forests. In 1762 a new glassworks was built, which the chamber leased for two years (initially for 100 florins , later 150 florins annually). The production mainly went to the Arar ( Mint Kremnitz , Laboratory in Schemnitz and others). In 1780 the name Sichla was recorded. In 1828 there were 22 houses and 182 inhabitants, all of whom were employed in forestry and in the glassworks, and a steam sawmill was built around the middle of the 19th century.
Until 1918 the place in Sohl County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or today Slovakia. The glassworks was closed during the First World War and has never been revived since. In 1928 a branch of the narrow-gauge Schwarzgranbahn was put into operation, which lasted until 1971.
population
According to the 2011 census, Sihla had 203 inhabitants, of which 187 were Slovaks. 16 residents did not provide any information. 172 residents professed their support for the Roman Catholic Church and one resident for the Orthodox Church. Seven residents had no denomination and 23 residents had no denomination.
Results after the 2001 census (219 inhabitants):
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Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)