Telgárt is a village and municipality

Municipality

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 in Brezno District

Brezno District

Brezno District is a district inthe Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Polomka in the east which was part of the county of Gemer a Malohont....

, 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

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History

In historical records

History

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 the village was first mentioned in 1326http://obce.info/index.php?make=mapa&id=4006&obec=69&pl=obcesk or in 1549 http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven=430603&lstObec=509051&Okruh=zaklad.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 881 metres and covers an area of 55.974km². It has population of about 1,531 people. The Hron

Hron

Hron is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube and the second longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source located in the Low Tatra mountains through central and southern Slovakia, pouring into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergom...

 river rises in the cadastral area of the village, under the Kráľova hoľa

Králova hola

Kráľova hoľa is the highest mountain of the eastern part of the Low Tatras in central Slovakia. Four rivers rise at its foot: Čierny Váh, Hnilec, Hornád, and Hron...

mountain.