Brezov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Bardejov |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Brezov in the Prešov Region##Location of Brezov in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.15°N 51°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1335 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.894 |
Elevation M: | 190 |
Population Total: | 435 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 086 43 (pošta Koprivnica) |
Area Code: | 421-54 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | BJ |
Brezov (Hungarian: Nyírjes) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Brezov was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 18 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Brezov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 190 metres and covers an area of 6.894 km2.It has a population of about 435 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"