Brezno

Geobox | Settlement
name = Brezno
category = Town

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image_caption = Town center of Brezno


symbol = Coat of arms of Brezno.png etymology =
official_name =
motto =
nickname =
country = Slovakia
country_

state =
region = Banská Bystrica
district = Brezno
commune =
municipality =
parent = Horehronie
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Hron
location =
elevation = 498
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 48
lat_s = 14
lat_NS = N
long_d = 19
long_m = 38
long_s = 37
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
highest =
highest_elevation = 2043
highest_lat_d =
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lowest =
lowest_elevation = 486
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area = 121.957
area_round = 3
population = 22221
population_date = 2006-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1265
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Jaroslav Demian
timezone =

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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Banská Bystrica Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Banská Bystrica Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location in the Banská Bystrica Region
map1_locator = Banská Bystrica Region
commons = Brezno
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven430603&lstObec508497&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.brezno.sk www.brezno.sk]
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Brezno (Audio|Sk-Brezno.ogg|pronunciation; _de. Bries(en), _hu. Breznóbánya) is a town in central Slovakia, with a population of 22,279 (2005).

Geography

It is located in the Horehronské podolie basin, on the Hron river, between mountain ranges of Low Tatras and the Slovak Ore Mountains, around 45 km from Banská Bystrica. Local climate in the basin is rather cold, with an annual average of 6.6°C and annual precipitation of 700–750 mm.

History

The place has been inhabited since prehistoric times, but the current town arose from an old Slovak settlement, next to which newly arrived German miners erected a typical square market in the early 13th century. The first written evidence of the town's existence is dated 1265 when King Béla IV of Hungary issued a charter for the hunters from the area of Liptov allowing them to use woods around the settlement, known as "Berezuno". The name is derived from the Slovak word "breza" for birch. In the nineteenth century Brezno was a typical almost purely Slovak town and was one of the centres of the Slovak national movement. Since Second World War it has developed into an industrial town.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 22,875 inhabitants. 92.85% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.63% Roma, 0.80% Czechs and 0.22% Hungarian.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-14] The religious makeup was 66.89% Roman Catholics, 18.54% people with no religious affiliation, 8.57% Lutherans] , and 0.98% Greek Catholics.

Twin towns

Brezno is twinned with the French town of Meudon, Nový Bydžov in the Czech Republic and Ciechanów in Poland.

Buildings

Famous people

References

External links

* [http://www.brezno.sk/ Official website of Brezno]

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