Čierny Balog

Čierny Balog
Village
Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
Coat of arms of Čierny Balog
Coat of arms
Čierny Balog is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Čierny Balog
Čierny Balog
Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region
Čierny Balog is located in Slovakia
Čierny Balog
Čierny Balog
Čierny Balog (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°40′E / 48.750°N 19.667°E / 48.750; 19.667
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictBrezno
First mentioned1545
Area
 • Total147.10[2] km2 (56.80[2] sq mi)
Elevation
555[3] m (1,821[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,011[1]
Postal code
976 52[3]
Area code+421 48[3]
Car plateBR
Websitewww.ciernybalog.sk

Čierny Balog (until 1888 also Balog or Čierny Hronec; Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

The first written record of the settlement in the area dates back to 1607 when the Emperor Rudolf II. issued a decree to regulate the growing timber industry in the region. Čierny Balog arose in 1888 through a merger of thirteen villages, i.e., Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina, Fajtov, Jánošovka, Jergov, Komov, Látky, Medveďov, Pustô, Vydrovo, and Závodie. Until 1918, it belonged to Austria-Hungary as part of Zólyom County (Slovak: Zvolenská stolica/Zvolenská župa: Zvolenská stolica). It played an important role during World War II as one of the centers of the anti-Fascist Slovak National Uprising. By 2024 the largest village in the Banská Bystrica Region, it punches well above its weight due to the number of notable natives, as well as its cultural and natural heritage such as the Čierny Hron Railway and Dobroč Primeval Forest.

Notable natives

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Čierny Balog is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Partnerské mesto". ciernybalog.sk (in Slovak). Čierny Balog. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656-1896 (parish A)

External links