Brezno District
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Brezno District is a district
Districts of Slovakia
An okres is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is inferior to a Region and superior to a municipality.-Characteristics:Several districts form a "Region"...

 in
the Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...

 of central Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county
Zvolen county
Zólyom county is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary...

, apart from Polomka
Polomka
Polomka is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

 in the east which was part of the county
Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary
The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question....

 of Gemer a Malohont
Gömör-Kishont
Gömör-Kishont is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Rimaszombat...

.

Municipalities

  • Bacúch
    Bacúch
    Bacúch is a village and municipality in the Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1563 as a part of the mining district of Brezno. It belonged to the Schaffer and Gaismair families from Banská Bystrica...

  • Beňuš
    Benuš
    Beňuš is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 as a mining village, in 1563 it is mentioned as a free woodmen’s village. In the 14th century, some Germans...

  • Braväcovo
    Braväcovo
    Braväcovo is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:...

  • Brezno
  • Bystrá
    Bystrá, Brezno District
    Bystrá is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-Famous people:*František Švantner, writer...

  • Čierny Balog
    Cierny Balog
    Čierny Balog is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:The village arose after 1882 by a merge of 13 villages...

  • Dolná Lehota
    Dolná Lehota
    Dolná Lehota is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:The village was founded in 1358 by a certain Peter from Predajná...

  • Drábsko
    Drábsko
    Drábsko is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:Set in the highland plateau, it was founded in 1810 after an extensive forest calamity in this area. Count Forgách, the owner of the forests, brought the first group of loggers from...

  • Heľpa
    Helpa
    Heľpa is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1549...

  • Horná Lehota
  • Hronec
    Hronec
    Hronec is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1357, when it belonged to Ľupča. In 1405 it was given by Hungarian kings to the knight Paul...

  • Jarabá
    Jarabá
    Jarabá is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1540 as a mining settlement.-External links:...

  • Jasenie
    Jasenie
    Jasenie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1424 , as belonging to Slovenská Ľupča town.-External...

  • Lom nad Rimavicou
    Lom nad Rimavicou
    Lom nad Rimavicou is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The approximate latitude is 48.65 and longitude is 19.65. It is one of the highest located villages in Slovakia....

  • Michalová
    Michalová
    Michalová is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Mýto pod Ďumbierom
    Mýto pod Dumbierom
    Mýto pod Ďumbierom is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Nemecká
    Nemecká
    Nemecká is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The name suggests villagers, or part of them, being of German stock, possibly a result of Ostsiedlung....

  • Osrblie
    Osrblie
    Osrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997.-History:In historical records...

  • Podbrezová
    Podbrezová
    Podbrezová is a large village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia, around 10 km west of the district seat town, Brezno.-History:...

  • Pohorelá
    Pohorelá
    Pohorelá is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.The Roman Catholic Pohorela church built in 1762 is a dominant feature of the village.-External links:* *...

  • Pohronská Polhora
    Pohronská Polhora
    Pohronská Polhora is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Polomka
    Polomka
    Polomka is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Predajná
    Predajná
    Predajná is a village and municipality in the Brezno District, of the Banská Bystrica Region, located in central Slovakia....

  • Ráztoka
    Ráztoka
    Ráztoka is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Sihla
    Sihla
    Sihla is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Šumiac
    Šumiac
    Šumiac is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Telgárt
    Telgárt
    Telgárt is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326 or in 1549 .-Geography:...

  • Valaská
    Valaská
    Valaská is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Vaľkovňa
    Valkovna
    Vaľkovňa is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

  • Závadka nad Hronom
    Závadka nad Hronom
    Závadka nad Hronom is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....

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