Podbrezová (; ) is a large 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' ...

Brezno District Brezno District (; ) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary ...

, in the

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...

of central

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, around 10 km west of the district seat town,

Brezno Brezno (; 1927–1948: ; or ; ) is a town in central Slovakia with a population of around 21,000. Etymology The name is derived from the Slovak word "breza" for birch. Geography Brezno is located within the Geomorphological division of Slovak ...

History

The village is actually made of six former independent settlements, which were grouped in the 19th century around a new mill - the

Hron The Hron (; ; ; ) is a long left tributary of the DanubeP ...

iron works.

Sport

Football

Podbrezová has a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová which currently plays in the

Slovak First Football League The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following th ...

. Home games are played in the ZELPO Arena, located in Podbrezová.

References

External links

Municipal website
Villages and municipalities in Brezno District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub