Kopernica

Village in Slovakia
Coat of arms of Kopernica
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48°41′09″N 18°52′26″E / 48.68583°N 18.87389°E / 48.68583; 18.87389CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictŽiar nad HronomFirst mentioned1349[2]Government
 • MayorRastislav Slanina (2018)Area
 • Total17.56[3] km2 (6.78[3] sq mi)Elevation
504[4] m (1,654[4] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total401[1]Population by ethnicity (2011) • Slovak82.6% • Roma4.7% • German2.8% • Others1.2% • Unreported8.7%Population by religion (2011) • Roman Catholic72.3% • Jehovah's Witness2.1% • Others0.9% • Non-religious12% • Unreported12.7%Postal code
967 01[4]
Area code+421 45[4]Car plateZHWebsitekopernica.sk

Kopernica (German: Deutschlitta; Hungarian: Barskapronca) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Etymology

The name comes from koper (Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -nica. "The land where the wild dill grows".[8]

History

The village belonged to a German language island, known as Hauerland.[2] The German population was expelled in 1945.

In 1990, Poor Clares returned to the village and established a new monastery in the municipality.[9]

Notabler personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "História obce" [History of the village]. kopernica.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
  7. ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
  8. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 277.
  9. ^ fc (2014-12-16). "Klarisky kapucínky z Kopernice". Zasvätený život (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-10.

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