Pohronská Polhora

Pohronská Polhora
Pohronská Polhora
Village
	St. Michael church
	Coat of arms
	Pohronská Polhora Location of Pohronská Polhora in the Banská Bystrica Region Pohronská Polhora Pohronská Polhora (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°47′E / 48.750°N 19.783°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Brezno
First mentioned	1786
Area
• Total	35.76 km2 (13.81 sq mi)
Elevation	619 m (2,031 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,683
Postal code	976 56
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BR
Website	www.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[edit]

^ "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.

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