Očová
Očová
Nagyócsa | |
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  Očová Location of Očová in the Banská Bystrica Region  Očová Location of Očová in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 19°17′E / 48.60°N 19.29°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Zvolen District |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.36 km2 (34.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 962 23[2] |
| Area code | +421 45[2] |
| Car plate | ZV |
| Website | www |
Očová (Hungarian: Nagyócsa, until 1899: Ocsova) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
History
[edit]Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Očová was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Official name
[edit]- 1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyócsa, 1920– Očová
Famous people
[edit]- Matej Bel, scholar and polymath
- Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noble lady, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother
- Ján Poničan, Slovak poet and novelist
- Jozef Moravčík, Slovak diplomat
References
[edit]- ^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to Očová at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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