Bzenica | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Žiar nad Hronom |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bzenica in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Bzenica in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.5333°N 63°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1326 |
Area Total Km2: | 19.04[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.35 |
Elevation M: | 245[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 804 |
Population Total: | 626[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 32.56[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 12.57 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 966 01 |
Area Code: | +421 45 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | ZH |
Bzenica (German: Senitz; Hungarian: Szénásfalu) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
The village was first mentioned in old charters in 1326 (Bezenche) as belonging to Levice feudatories. In the 16th century it passed to Repište and after to Banská Štiavnica. In the 16th century it belonged to noble families: Dóczy, Stefan and Zobony. In 1601 it passed to Šašov.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"