Brezno
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| Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
| District (okres) | Brezno District |
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| Altitude | 486-2043 m |
| Population | 22,417 (as of 2004) |
| Area | 121.96 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-48 |
| Postal code | 97701 |
| Car registration plate | BR |
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- See places named Březno.
Brezno (German: Bries(en), Hungarian: Breznóbánya) is a town in central Slovakia, with a population of 22,875 (2001).
The place has been inhabited since prehistoric times, but the current town arose from an old Slovak settlement, next to which newly arrived German miners erected a typical square market in the early 13th century. The first written evidence of the town's existence is dated 1265 when King Béla IV of Hungary issued a charter for the hunters from the area of Liptov allowing them to use woods around the settlement, known as Berezuno. The name is derived from the Slovak word "breza" for birch. In the nineteenth century Brezno was a typical almost purely Slovak town and was one of the centres of the Slovak national movement. Since Second World War it has developed into an industrial town.
Brezno is twinned with the French town of Meudon, Nový Bydžov in the Czech Republic and Ciechanów in Poland. The current mayor of the town is Jaroslav Demian.
[edit] Famous Breznians
- Ivan Bella, astronaut
- Ján Chalupka writer
- Pavol Habera, singer
- Ottó Herman, ornithologist
- Karol Kuzmány writer
- Adriana Sklenaříková, fashion model
- Dušan Švantner, politician
- Martin Rázus, writer
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[edit] Pictures
 Historic center |
 Courthouse |
 Modern architecture |
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