Kopernica | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Kopernica Location of Kopernica in the
Banská Bystrica Region  Kopernica Kopernica (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′09″N 18°52′26″E / 48.68583°N 18.87389°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom |
| First mentioned | 1349 [2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rastislav Slanina (2018) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.56 [3] km2 (6.78 [3] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 504 [4] m (1,654 [4] ft) |
| Population (
2021) | |
| • Total | 401 [1] |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 82.6% |
| • Roma | 4.7% |
| • German | 2.8% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| • Unreported | 8.7% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 72.3% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 2.1% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| • Non-religious | 12% |
| • Unreported | 12.7% |
| Postal code | 967 01
[4] |
| Area code | +421 45 [4] |
| Car plate | ZH |
| Website | kopernica.sk |
Kopernica ( German: Deutschlitta; Hungarian: Barskapronca) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Etymology
The name comes from koper ( Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -nica. "The land where the wild dill grows". [8]
History
The village belonged to a German language island, known as Hauerland. [2] The German population was expelled in 1945.
In 1990, Poor Clares returned to the village and established a new monastery in the municipality. [9]
Notabler personalities
- Jozef Pribilinec (born 1960), track and field athlete, racewalker
See also
References
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "História obce" [History of the village]. kopernica.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 277.
- ^ fc (2014-12-16). "Klarisky kapucínky z Kopernice". Zasvätený život (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
External links
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Kopernica | |
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Village | |
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Coat of arms | |
Kopernica Location of Kopernica in the
Banská Bystrica Region Kopernica Kopernica (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′09″N 18°52′26″E / 48.68583°N 18.87389°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom |
| First mentioned | 1349 [2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rastislav Slanina (2018) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.56 [3] km2 (6.78 [3] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 504 [4] m (1,654 [4] ft) |
| Population (
2021) | |
| • Total | 401 [1] |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 82.6% |
| • Roma | 4.7% |
| • German | 2.8% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| • Unreported | 8.7% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 72.3% |
| • Jehovah's Witness | 2.1% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| • Non-religious | 12% |
| • Unreported | 12.7% |
| Postal code | 967 01
[4] |
| Area code | +421 45 [4] |
| Car plate | ZH |
| Website | kopernica.sk |
Kopernica ( German: Deutschlitta; Hungarian: Barskapronca) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
Etymology
The name comes from koper ( Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -nica. "The land where the wild dill grows". [8]
History
The village belonged to a German language island, known as Hauerland. [2] The German population was expelled in 1945.
In 1990, Poor Clares returned to the village and established a new monastery in the municipality. [9]
Notabler personalities
- Jozef Pribilinec (born 1960), track and field athlete, racewalker
See also
References
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "História obce" [History of the village]. kopernica.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 277.
- ^ fc (2014-12-16). "Klarisky kapucínky z Kopernice". Zasvätený život (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
External links
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| This Banská Bystrica Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |