Čierny Balog
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Čierny Balog | |
Village | |
Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
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Country | Slovakia |
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Region | Banská Bystrica |
District | Brezno |
Elevation | 550 m (1,804 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Area | 147.104 km² (56.8 sq mi) |
Population | 5,155 (2004-12-31) |
Density | 35 /km² (91 /sq mi) |
First mentioned | 1545 |
Postal code | 976 52 |
Area code | +421-48 |
Car plate | BR |
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
Website: www.ciernybalog.sk | |
Čierny Balog (Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
[edit] History
The village arose after 1882 (1888 mentioned as Feketebalog) by a merge of 13 villages (e.g. Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina). It played an important role during World War II, as one of the centers of the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising.
[edit] External links
- http://www.ciernybalog.sk
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ciernybalog/cierny-balog.html
- http://www.muranskaplanina.com/ciernybalog.htm
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