Beňuš

Village in Slovakia
48°50′N 19°46′E / 48.833°N 19.767°E / 48.833; 19.767CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBreznoFirst mentioned1380Area
 • Total26.78[2] km2 (10.34[2] sq mi)Elevation
544[3] m (1,785[3] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,138[1]Postal code
976 64[3]
Area code+421 48[3]Car plateBR

Beňuš (German: Beneschhau; Hungarian: Benesháza; 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. In 1642, members of Bloom federation hosted the vystružovanie dier strany. Only the tablets of zadky were left standing.

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

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  • 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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