Čierny Balog

Čierny Balog
Village
Station of the Čierny Hron Railway, a narrow gauge railway
Čierny Balog Location of Čierny Balog in the Banská Bystrica Region Čierny Balog Čierny Balog (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°40′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Brezno
First mentioned	1545
Area
• Total	147.104 km2 (56.797 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)
• Total	5,081
• Density	35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Postal code	976 52
Area code	+421-48
Car plate	BR
Website	www.ciernybalog.sk

Čierny Balog (until 1927 also Balog, or Čierny Hronec, in Hungarian: Feketebalog) is a municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

The village arose after 1882 (1888 mentioned as Feketebalog) by a merge of 13 villages (e.g. Balog, Krám, Dobroč, Dolina). Until 1920, it belonged to Hungary, as part of Zólyom County. It played an important role during World War II, as one of the centers of the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Čierny Balog is twinned with:

• Týniště nad Orlicí, Czech Republic

See also

• Čierny Hron Railway
• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656-1896 (parish A)

External links

• http://www.ciernybalog.sk
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/ciernybalog/cierny-balog.html
• http://www.muranskaplanina.com/ciernybalog.htm
• Surnames of living people in Cierny Balog