Jelšava

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Jelšava
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj)	Banská Bystrica Region
District (okres)	Revúca District
Location	48°37′32″N, 20°14′22″E
Altitude	259 m
Population	3,287 (2002)
Area	46.8 km²
Time Zone • Summer DST	CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix	+421-47
Postal code	049XX
Car registration plate	RA

Jelšava (German: Eltsch or Jelschau; Hungarian: Jolsva; Latin: Alnovia) is a town and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

[edit] History

In historical records, the town was first mentioned in 1243 (1243 Illswa, 1271 Elswa, 1344 Ilsua, 1564 Jelssawa, 1573 Jolssowa, 1582 Ölch alias Ilschwa, 1594 Oltcz, 1592 Jelsowa, Josuach) as an important town and hammer , hosting German and Hungarian colonists. In the time it was ruled by Desiderius by Ratoldy family, who was the founder of new family, the Ilsvay (that means “from Jelšava). In 1556 it was besieged by Turks, whom it had to pay tributes. In this period Protestantism arrived in the town. In the 17 th century it passed to Bocskay family. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary.

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edit	Municipalities of Revúca District
Jelšava \| Revúca \| Tornaľa Držkovce \| Gemer \| Gemerská Ves \| Gemerské Teplice \| Gemerský Sad \| Hrlica \| Hucín \| Chvalová \| Chyžné \| Kameňany \| Leváre \| Levkuška \| Licince \| Lubeník \| Magnezitovce \| Mokrá Lúka \| Muráň \| Muránska Dlhá Lúka \| Muránska Huta \| Muránska Lehota \| Muránska Zdychava \| Nandraž \| Otročok \| Ploské \| Polina \| Prihradzany \| Rákoš \| Rašice \| Ratková \| Ratkovské Bystré \| Revúcka Lehota \| Rybník \| Sása \| Sirk \| Skerešovo \| Šivetice \| Turčok \| Višňové \| Žiar