Brezovica, fully Brezovica nad Torysou (Hungarian: Berzevice, Berzevicze) is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
HistoryEdit
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1317 as Berzeuice.
GeographyEdit
The municipality lies at an altitude of 456 metres (1525.59 feet) and covers an area of 18.235 km² (7 mi²). It has a population of about 1700 people.
PeopleEdit
- Berzeviczy family
Genealogical resourcesEdit
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1838-1896 (parish A)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1907 (parish B)
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080607024135/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1812699/tags/Brezovica
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3tYBfqBgQ
- Surnames of living people in Brezovica
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