Bzenica, Slovakia

Bzenica

Szénásfalu
Bzenica Szénásfalu
Municipality
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	Bzenica Location of Bzenica in the Banská Bystrica Region Bzenica Location of Bzenica in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°32′N 18°45′E / 48.53°N 18.75°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Žiar nad Hronom District
First mentioned	1326
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Debnár (NK / NEKA)
Area
• Total	19.04 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	638
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	966 01
Area code	+421 45
Car plate	ZH
Website	bzenica.sk

Bzenica (German: Senitz; Hungarian: Szénásfalu) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned in old charters in 1326 (Bezenche) as belonging to Levice feudatories. In the 16th century it passed to Repište and after to Banská Štiavnica. In the 16th century it belonged to noble families: Dóczy, Stefan and Zobony. In 1601 it passed to Šašov.

Famous people

Andrej Kmeť, scientist

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1798-1905 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1812-1895 (parish B)

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

External links

Media related to Bzenica at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/bzenica/bzenica.html
Surnames of living people in Bzenica

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[area-1] "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[base_info-2] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[3] "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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