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Brehy Magasmart
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 18°39′E / 48.40°N 18.65°E / 48.40; 18.65
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Žarnovica District
First mentioned	1283
Area
• Total	12.36 km (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population
• Total	1,004
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	968 01
Area code	+421 45
Car plate	ZC
Website	www.brehy.sk

Brehy (German: Hochwald, Hohenmaut, Hochstein, Hochstätten; Hungarian: Magasmart, until 1890: Magaspart) is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1283 when German colonists arrived here for overworking local mines of silver (from I. Lasslob "Deutsche Ortsnamen in der Slowakei") In 1339 the King gave the village to the Sz. Elizabeth Hospital in Nová Baňa, in 1601 it passed to the noble Dóczy family.

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): 1784-1896 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1812-1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

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.
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.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.region.novabana.sk/html/indexbre.htm
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/brehy/brehy.html
• Surnames of living people in Brehy

v t e Municipalities of Žarnovica District
Nová Baňa Žarnovica Brehy Hodruša-Hámre Horné Hámre Hrabičov Hronský Beňadik Kľak Malá Lehota Orovnica Ostrý Grúň Píla Rudno nad Hronom Tekovská Breznica Veľká Lehota Veľké Pole Voznica Župkov

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