Beňuš
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 | 26.780 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 | +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
- Surnames of living people in Benus[permanent dead link]
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