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České Brezovo

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39.23 km²

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Sunday 10:10 AM

České Brezovo

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14°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity

České Brezovo (Cžeska Brezowa in 1773) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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History

In historical records, the village was surely mentioned in 1435 (Brezow, Bryzow), but the existence of the village in the area is recorded from 1334 as belonging to Zach, Bošňák and Szentivány families. In 1834 Juraj Zahn based a glasswork in Zlatno settlement.

Culture

In České Brezovo was born Bohuslav Tablic, one of the leaders of Slovak classicism. Village commemorates him with a memory plaque on a public library.

Notable personalities

  • František Krňan, mathematician
  • Bohuslav Tablic, poet, translator, literary historian
  • References

    České Brezovo Wikipedia