Breznička (, ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Poltár District in the
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...
of
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1279 (''Berzenche'') as a
Slavic settlement. Before the establishment of independent
Czechoslovakia
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in 1918, it was part of
Nógrád County within the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the
Slovak Republic.
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
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): 1776-1905 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1734-1897 (parish B)
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070609223738/http://www.breznicka.ocu.sk/
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/breznicka/breznicka.html
Surnames of living people in Breznicka
Villages and municipalities in Poltár District
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