Hronec

Hronec
Village
Municipal office
Hronec Location of Hronec in the Banská Bystrica Region Hronec Hronec (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°47′N 19°35′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Brezno
First mentioned	1357
Area
• Total	35.15 km2 (13.57 sq mi)
Elevation	488 m (1,601 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,182
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Postal code	976 45
Area code	+421-48
Car plate	BR
Website	www.hronecobec.sk

Hronec (Hungarian: Kisgaram [ˈkiʒɡɒrɒm]) 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 as Hronecz in 1357, when it was the dominion of Lypche Solienses. In 1390, it was mentioned as Horonecz. As Louis I of Hungary already in 1357 gave to the Royal forester's son - called Pál - the right of scultetus, in 1405 it was referred as Plantatio Pauli. In 1424 Kysgaran, in 1547 Ranitz and in the 19th century usually Rhonic was used. After, the official name was until 1886 Rónicz, when it was changed to Kisgaram. Eventually, as part of Czehoslovakia, Hronec became the official name.

Notable people

• Alajos Szokolyi – Hungarian sportsperson, bronze medalist at the first modern Olympics

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): 1679-1909 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1775-1928 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1927 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hronec/hronec.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20091112184504/http://www.hronec.sk/
• Surnames of living people in Hronec