Hronec (, , until 1886: ) is a village and

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, in the

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of central

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History

In historical records, the

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was first mentioned as ''Hronecz'' in 1357, when it was the dominion of Lypche Solienses. In 1390, it was mentioned as ''Horonecz''. As Louis I of Hungary already in 1357 gave to the Royal forester's son - called Pál - the right of

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, in 1405 it was referred as ''Plantatio Pauli''. In 1424 ''Kysgaran'', in 1547 ''Ranitz'' and in the 19th century usually ''Rhonic'' was used. After, the official name was until 1886 ''Rónicz'', when it was changed to ''Kisgaram''. Eventually, as part of

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, ''Hronec'' became the official name.

Notable people

Ladislav Chudík Ladislav Chudík (27 May 1924 – 29 June 2015) was a Slovak actor. He appeared in more than fifty films. Selected filmography Awards * Czech Lion The Czech Lion Awards () are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking a ...

(1924–2015) - actor * Viktória Forster (b. 2002) - athlete * Veronika Machyniaková (b. 1997) - biathlete *

Alajos Szokolyi Alajos János Szokolyi (also referred to as Alajos Szokoly, ; ; 19 June 1871 – 9 September 1932) was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze ...

(1871–1932) – Hungarian sportsperson, bronze medalist at the first modern Olympics

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1679-1909 (parish A) * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1775-1928 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1927 (parish B)

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hronec/hronec.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20091112184504/http://www.hronec.sk/
of living people in Hronec
Villages and municipalities in Brezno District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub

History

Notable people

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