Pohronská Polhora

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

48°45′N 19°47′E / 48.750°N 19.783°E / 48.750; 19.783CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBreznoFirst mentioned1786Area

• Total35.76^[2] km² (13.81^[2] sq mi)Elevation

619^[3] m (2,031^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,683^[1]Postal code

976 56^[3]

Area code+421 48^[3]Car plateBRWebsitewww.ppolhora.sk

Pohronská Polhora (Hungarian: Erdőköz) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The first direct mention of the village dates back to 1786,^[5] although it is known that the famous outlaw Jakub Surovec was captured there as early as 1740.^[6]

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Statystyki ogólne miejscowości". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
^ "Dotyky". www.czsk.net. Retrieved 2024-04-20.