Očová (Hungarian: Nagyócsa, until 1899: Ocsova) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Očová | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of Očová in the Banská Bystrica Region | |
Coordinates: 48°36′0″N 19°17′12″E / 48.60000°N 19.28667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Banská Bystrica |
District | Zvolen |
First mentioned | 1351 |
Area | |
• Total | 88.35[2] km2 (34.11[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 394[3] m (1,293[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,522[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 962 23[3] |
Area code | +421 45[3] |
Car plate | ZV |
Website | www |
History
editBefore the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Očová was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Official name
edit- 1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyócsa, 1920– Očová
Famous people
edit- Matej Bel, scholar and polymath
- Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noble lady, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother
- Ján Poničan, Slovak poet and novelist
- Jozef Moravčík, Slovak diplomat
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
edit- Media related to Očová at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website