Hronec ( hu, Kisgaram, , until 1886: ) is a village and
municipality
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in
Brezno District
Brezno District (''okres Brezno'') is a district in
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia
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, in the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of central
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records
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Historical Records re-issued rare blues, gospel, jazz and country recordings of the 1920s.
See also
* List of record labels
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, the
village
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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
scultetus Scultetus or Sculteti is the Latinized form of German family names Schultheiß, Schulze, Schulte, etc.
Notable people of the surname include:
* Abraham Scultetus (1566–1625), German professor of theology
* Bartholomäus Scultetus (1540–1614 ...
, 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
Alajos Szokolyi
Alajos János Szokolyi (also referred to as Alajos Szokoly, ; sk, Alojz Sokol; 19 June 1871 – 9 September 1932) was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician.
He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, wi ...
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)