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Moštenica

Village in Slovakia

48°48′N 19°18′E / 48.800°N 19.300°E / 48.800; 19.300CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBanská BystricaFirst mentioned1340Government

• MayorKatarína Chabanová (Independent)Area

• Total13.42^[2] km² (5.18^[2] sq mi)Elevation

452^[3] m (1,483^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total229^[1]Postal code

976 61^[3]

Area code+421 48^[3]Car plateBB

Moštenica (Hungarian: Mosód) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1340. One of Jakob Frugger's smelting plants was located in the settlement.^[5]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 479 metres and covers an area of 13.422 km². It has a population of about 189 people.

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^ ^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.
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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Häberlein, Mark (2006). Die Fugger. Geschichte einer Augsburger Familie (1367–1650). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 46. ISBN 9783170184725.