Brezovica, fully Brezovica nad Torysou ( hu, Berzevice, Berzevicze) is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Sabinov District
Sabinov District (''okres Sabinov'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It lies on the highlands of Šarišská vrchovina. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. Food, pharmace ...
in the
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 o ...
of north-eastern
Slovakia
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village
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was first mentioned in 1317 as ''Berzeuice''.
Geography
The
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 456 metres (1525.59 feet) and covers an
area
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of 18.235 km² (7 mi²). It has a
population
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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1838-1896 (parish A)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1907 (parish B)