Beňuš (German: Beneschhau; Hungarian: Benesháza; Latin: Benesium) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Beňuš | |
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Village | |
  Beňuš Location of Beňuš in the Banská Bystrica Region  Beňuš Beňuš (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°46′E / 48.833°N 19.767°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Brezno |
| First mentioned | 1380 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.78[2] km2 (10.34[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 544[3] m (1,785[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,138[1] |
| Postal code | 976 64[3] |
| Area code | +421 48[3] |
| Car plate | BR |
History edit
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 (Beneshawa) as a mining village, in 1563 it is mentioned as a free woodmen's village. In the 14th century, some Germans established here (from I. Lasslob "Deutsche Ortsnamen in der Slowakei"). In 1563 it belonged to Banská Bystrica’s Mining Chamber.
Genealogical resources edit
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656–1896 (parish A)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://benus.host.sk/
- http://benus.sk Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Surnames of living people in Benus
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