České Brezovo

České Brezovo (Cžeska Brezowa in 1773) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

České Brezovo
Municipality
Evangelical Church in České Brezovo
České Brezovo
Location of České Brezovo in the Banská Bystrica Region
České Brezovo
Location of České Brezovo in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°39′E
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictPoltár
First mentioned1435
Area
 • Total39.230 km2 (15.147 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total505
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Postal code
985 03
Area code(s)+421-47
Car platePT
Websitewww.ceskebrezovo.sk

History

In historical records, the village was surely mentioned in 1435 (Brezow, Bryzow), but the existence of the village in the area is recorded from 1334 as belonging to Zach, Bošňák and Szentivány families. In 1834 Juraj Zahn based a glasswork in Zlatno settlement.

Culture

In České Brezovo was born Bohuslav Tablic, one of the leaders of Slovak classicism. Village commemorates him with a memory plaque on a public library.

Notable personalities
  • František Krňan, mathematician
  • Bohuslav Tablic, poet, translator, literary historian

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1925 (parish A)

See also


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