Ostrý Grúň

Ostrý Grúň
Élesmart
Municipality
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Ostrý Grúň
Location of Ostrý Grúň in the Banská Bystrica Region
Ostrý Grúň
Location of Ostrý Grúň in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°34′N 18°40′E / 48.56°N 18.66°E / 48.56; 18.66
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictŽarnovica District
First mentioned1951
Area
[1]
 • Total
16.71 km2 (6.45 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
545
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
966 77[2]
Area code+421 45[2]
Car plateZC
Websitewww.ostrygrun.sk

Ostrý Grúň (Hungarian: Élesmart) is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

History

The village was massacred and burned down in January 1945 by the Nazi anti-partisan unit Edelweiss, after the suppression of the Slovak National Uprising.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 450 metres, covering an area of 16.71 km².[5] It is part of the Vtáčnik mountain range, within the Slovak Central Mountains.

Demographics

The municipality has a population of 543, as of December 2019.[6]

In 2011, 86% of the population identified as Slovak. The religious makeup was 75.6% Roman Catholic and 4.2% unaffiliated.[7]

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ostrý Grúň is twinned with:

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. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ Žišková-Moroňová, K. a kolektív: Dejiny Slovenského národného povstania 1944 – 5. zväzok. Bratislava, Nakladateľstvo Pravda 1985, s. 367 – 368 (In Slovak)
  5. ^ "Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky - Registre obnovenej evidencie pozemkov".
  6. ^ "DATAcube".
  7. ^ "Obce Sr".
  8. ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.


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