Badín

Geobox | Settlement
name = Badín
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category = Village


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country = Slovakia
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region = Banská Bystrica
district = Banská Bystrica
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elevation = 373
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 39
lat_s = 55
lat_NS = N
long_d = 19
long_m = 7
long_s = 18
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 34.38
area_round = 2
population = 1694
population_date = 31 December 2004
population_density = auto
established = 1232
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Stanislav Moravčík
mayor_party = HZDS-SMER SD
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postal_code = 976 32
area_code = +421-48
code = BB
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Badín in Slovakia
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map1 = Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Badín in the Banská Bystrica Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430601&lstObec508454&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.obecbadin.sk www.obecbadin.sk]
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Badín ( _hu. Erdőbábony) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It is situated 13 km from the town of Banská Bystrica.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 374 metres, but the altitude of the municipality ranges from 311 to 1,222 metres because it is partly situated in the Kremnické vrchy mountains. The municipality covers an area of 10.211 km².

Nature

Badín is best known for a primeval forest Badínsky prales, which is strictly protected by the state against any human activity since 1913. It has an area of 30.70 hectares and additional 23.75 hectares are protected as a buffer zone. Dominant tree species are fir ("Abies alba"), beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), maple ("Acer pseudoplatanus"), ash ("Fraxinus excelsior"), and elm ("Ulmus glabra"). On average, fir threes achieve an age of 350-400 years and beech trees 210-230 years in Badínsky prales. The biggest living fir tree is 46 m tall with a stem diameter of 148 cm. Several dead trees that have already fallen down are even bigger. The local fauna, still partially unexplored, includes red deer, roe deer, boar, brown bear, lynx, wild cat, fox, and marten.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1232, when it was given by Hungarian kings to Zvolen. From 1580 to 1657 it had to pay tributes to the Ottoman Empire. In 1588, it was besieged by Turks. A lignite mine existed near the village from 1892 to the beginning of the 20th century. In 1944, the local population joined the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising and Badín became the headquarters of the 2nd Czechoslovak paratrooper brigade.

Demographics

Badín has a population of 1,714 people (as of 2005). [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR ] ] According to the 2001 census, the Slovak made 96% of the population, with a small percentage of Roma (1.7%) and Czechs (0.9%).

References

External links

* [http://www.obecbadin.sk/ Municipal website]
* [http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/badin/badin.html Basic information about Badín] sk icon
* [http://www.sazp.sk/slovak/struktura/copk/publikacie/badinsky_prales/index.html Badínsky prales]