Kopernica
Kopernica (German: Deutsch Litta) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

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Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia
Etymology
The name comes from koper (Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -ica. "The land where the wild dill grows".[1]
History
The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
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): 1652-1897 (parish A)
References
- Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (5): 277.
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