Beňuš
Beňuš | |
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Village | |
  Beňuš Location of Beňuš in the Banská Bystrica Region | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°46′E / 48.833°N 19.767°ECoordinates: 48°50′N 19°46′E / 48.833°N 19.767°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Brezno |
| First mentioned | 1380 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.780 km2 (10.340 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,182 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 976 64 |
| Area code(s) | +421-48 |
| Car plate | BR |
Beňuš (German: Beneschhau; Latin: Benesium) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
History[]
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[]
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[]
External links[]
- 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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