| Hronsek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Banská Bystrica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 48.65°N 28°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1250 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.30[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.82 |
| Elevation M: | 309[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,014 |
| Population Total: | 657[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 89.74[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 34.65 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 31 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
Hronsek (Hungarian: Garamszeg) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.[5]
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1500, and it has changed its name many times during its History: (1500 Zyklafalu, 1506 Czwiklafalwa, 1514 Galoyczfalwa, 1515 Galowycz, 1522 Czwyklina, 1558 Czwyklina alias Galfalwa, 1565 Garanzk). It belonged to the district of Zvolen. From the 15th century, control of the town passed to the Prokopy family, later to the Soós and in the 17th century to the Géczy families.
Built in 1725–6, this articular church can hold as many as 1,100 worshippers in an amphitheatre-style arrangement. It is the only wooden church in Slovakia which exhibits Scandinavian architectural influences, for instance in the beam connections and the arrangement of the columns. How these features, which have contributed significantly to the structure's longevity, arrived in Hronsek is still a mystery.