Telgárt

Telgárt
Telgárt
	Village
	Telgárt Location of Telgárt in the Banská Bystrica Region Telgárt Telgárt (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°50′N 20°11′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Brezno
First mentioned	1326
Area
• Total	55.974 km2 (21.612 sq mi)
Elevation	881 m (2,890 ft)
Population (31 December 2004)
• Total	1,531
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Postal code	976 73
Area code(s)	+421-48
Car plate	BR

Telgárt (Hungarian: Garamfő, called Švermovo in 1948–1990) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Etymology

The name is of German origin: Tiergarten (initially a hunting area). In 1948, the village was named after a Czech communist resistance fighter and participant in Slovak National Uprising, Jan Šverma. In 1990, the residents of the village returned to the original name claiming that it is still in use and Šverma never fought in Telgárt.[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326 , in 1549 it was referred as Thygart.

Geography

Hron near Telgárt

The village lies at an altitude of 881 metres and covers an area of 55.974 km². It has population of about 1,531 people. The Hron river rises in the cadastral area of the village, under the Kráľova hoľa mountain.

References

Odaloš, Pavol (1991). "Toponymá okresu Banská Bystrica po 17. 11. 1989" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (10): 219.

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[1] Odaloš, Pavol (1991). "Toponymá okresu Banská Bystrica po 17. 11. 1989" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (10): 219.