Elevation 544 m Local time Monday 7:11 AM | Area 26.78 km² | |
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Beňuš (German: Beneschhau; Latin: Benesium) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 (Beneshawa) as a mining village, in 1563 it is mentioned as a free woodmen’s village. In the 14th century, some Germans established here (from I. Lasslob "Deutsche Ortsnamen in der Slowakei"). In 1563 it belonged to Banská Bystrica’s Mining Chamber.
References
Beňuš Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA