Očová

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Coordinates: 48°36′0″N 19°17′12″E / 48.60000°N 19.28667°E / 48.60000; 19.28667
Očová
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica
District Zvolen
Elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Coordinates 48°36′0″N 19°17′12″E / 48.60000°N 19.28667°E / 48.60000; 19.28667
Area 88.343140 km2 (34.11 sq mi)
Population 2,571 (2004-12-31)
Density 29 / km2 (75 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1351
Postal code 962 23
Area code +421-45
Car plate ZV
Location of Očová in Slovakia
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.ocova.sk

Očová (older Hungarian spelling: Ocsova) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Official name

  • 1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyócsa, 1920– Očová

Famous people

  • Matej Bel, scholar and polymath
  • Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noble lady, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother

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