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| Coordinates: 48°41′09″N 18°52′26″E / 48.68583°N 18.87389°E / 48.68583; 18.87389 | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rastislav Slanina (2018) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.57 km (6.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 405 |
| • Density | 23/km (60/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 82.6% |
| • Roma | 4.7% |
| • German | 2.8% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| • Unreported | 8.7% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 72.3% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 2.1% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| • Non-religious | 12% |
| • Unreported | 12.7% |
| Postal code | 967 01 |
| Area code | +421-45 |
| Car plate | ZH |
| Website | kopernica.sk |
Kopernica (German: Deutsch Litta) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Etymology
The name comes from koper (Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -nica. "The land where the wild dill grows".
History
The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
See also
References
- ^ "História obce" [History of the village]. kopernica.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 277.
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