Brezová pod Bradlom

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Coordinates: 48°39′50″N 17°32′23″E / 48.66389, 17.53972
Brezová pod Bradlom
Town
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Brezová pod Bradlom
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Trenčín
District Myjava
Tourism region Záhorie
Elevation 278 m (912 ft)
Coordinates 48°39′50″N 17°32′23″E / 48.66389, 17.53972
Area 41.08 km² (15.86 sq mi)
Population 5,447 (2005-12-31)
Density 133 /km² (344 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1263
Mayor Anna Danková
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 90613
Area code +421-34
Car plate MY
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in Slovakia
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in Slovakia
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in Slovakia
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in the Trenčín Region
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in the Trenčín Region
Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in the Trenčín Region
Wikimedia Commons: Brezová pod Bradlom
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.brezova.sk

Brezová pod Bradlom (German: Birkenhain; Hungarian: Berezó) is a town in the Myjava District, Trenčín Region, western Slovakia, at the western foothills of the Little Carpathians, in the Záhorie region.

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[edit] History

The territory of Brezová pod Bradlom appears for the first time in written records in 1263. The village was permanently settled in the 15th century or in the first half of 16th century. It was granted the town status in 1709, confirmed in 1966.

[edit] Demographics

Brezová pod Bradlom has a population of 5,447 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 95.8% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 1.1% Czechs.[1] The religious makeup was 45.7% Lutherans, 26.4% Roman Catholics, and 21.6% people with no religious affiliation.[1]

[edit] Sights

Štefánik's Tomb
Štefánik's Tomb

The monumental tomb of Milan Rastislav Štefánik is located on the Bradlo hill (543 metres (1,781 ft), approximately three kilometres from the town, on the road to Košariská. The monument's construction started in 1924, five years after Štefánik's death and was finished in 1928. The tomb was designed by architect Dušan Jurkovič.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.

[edit] External links

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