Dolné Strháre

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Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region
Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region

Dolné Strháre (Hungarian: Alsóesztergály) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

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In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1244 (1244 Stergar, 1247 Strugar, 1243 Estergur, Vzturgar, 1260 Strogar), as a royal dominion. In 1260 it was given to the chief Mattheus from Bratislava and after to Divín castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was under Turkish domination. In the XVII century it belonged to Modrý Kameň.

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Coordinates: 48°15′N, 19°24′E