Osrblie

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Location of Osrblie within Slovakia

Osrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997.

[edit] History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1622, although it was established much sooner, around the second half of the 15th century, with the reference to the iron ore mining, which lasted until the 19th century.

[edit] Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 580 metres and covers and area of 24.03km². It has a population of around 430 people.

[edit] External links

Official website (Slovak)
http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

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