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Hronec ( hu, Kisgaram, , until 1886: ) is a village and
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
in
Brezno District Brezno District (''okres Brezno'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Eur ...
, in the
Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region ( sk, Banskobystrický kraj, ; hu, Besztercebányai kerület, ) is one of the Regions of Slovakia, eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest region by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. ...
of central
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
.


History

In
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, the
village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
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
Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...
, ''Hronec'' became the official name.


Notable people

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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 ...
– 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)


See also

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List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia.of living people in Hronec
Villages and municipalities in Brezno District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub