Brezovec | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Snina |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Brezovec in the Prešov Region##Location of Brezovec in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9333°N 47°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1600 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.42[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.32 |
Elevation M: | 269[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 883 |
Population Total: | 38[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 11.23[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.34 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 067 73 |
Area Code: | +421 57 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SV |
Brezovec (Березовець, Hungarian: Berezóc) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1600. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the newly-established Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of Hungary as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Brezovec and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an elevation of 290 metres and covers an area of 3.427 km². It has a population of 17 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"