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Beňuš Benesháza
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Coordinates: 48°50′N 19°46′E / 48.83°N 19.77°E / 48.83; 19.77
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1380
Area
• Total	26.78 km (10.34 sq mi)
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Population
• Total	1,151
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 64
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BR

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

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. "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.
2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

External links

• 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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