Ostrý Grúň

Village in Slovakia

48°33′49″N 18°39′47″E / 48.56361°N 18.66306°E / 48.56361; 18.66306CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictŽarnovicaArea

• Total16.71 km² (6.45 sq mi)Elevation

450 m (1,480 ft)Population

(2019-12-31)

• Total543 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Postal code

966 77

Area code+421-45Car plateZCWebsitewww.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.^[1]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 450 metres, covering an area of 16.71 km².^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2011, 86% of the population identified as Slovak. The religious makeup was 75.6% Roman Catholic and 4.2% unaffiliated.^[4]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ostrý Grúň is twinned with:

Kandanos, Greece (since 1987)^[5]

References

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