Veľký Blh
| Veľký Blh | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Rimavská Sobota | ||
| Region : | Gemer | ||
| Area : | 33.011 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,182 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 216 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 980 22 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 47 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 27 ' N , 20 ° 7' E | ||
| License plate : | RS | ||
| Kód obce : | 515744 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 cadastral communities | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Norbert Kluka | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Veľký Blh Družstevná 354 980 22 Veľký Blh |
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| Website: | www.velkyblh.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Veľký Blh (Hungarian Nagybalog or Vámosbalog ) is a municipality in the south-center of Slovakia , with 1182 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is located in the Okres Rimavská Sobota , a district of the Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the hilly landscape of the Juhoslovenská kotlina basin , Rimavská kotlina subunit on the Blh river . To the north of the village rises the Revúcka vrchovina , part of the Slovak Ore Mountains . The center of the village is at an altitude of 216 m nm and is 12 kilometers from Rimavská Sobota .
history
The present municipality was created in 1943 through the merger of the places Nižný Blh (Hungarian Alsóbalog ) and Vyšný Blh (formerly "Vyšný Balog"; Hungarian Felsőbalog ).
The originally some place is mentioned in writing for the first time in the 13th century and was in the shadow of the nearby Blh Castle , to whose manor until the 17th century the area belonged.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1116 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Ruins of Blh Castle
- Baroque country palace from 1720 with an English park
- reformed Church
