Čierny Balog

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Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°40′E / 48.75, 19.667
Čierny Balog
Village
none Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica
District Brezno
Elevation 550 m (1,804 ft)
Coordinates 48°45′N 19°40′E / 48.75, 19.667
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
Location of Čierny Balog in Slovakia
Location of Čierny Balog in Slovakia
Location of Čierny Balog in Slovakia
Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region
Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region
Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region
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.

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