Kopernica

For the village in Poland, see Kopernica, Poland.
Kopernica
Barskapronca
Municipality
Flag of Kopernica
Flag
Coat of arms of Kopernica
Coat of arms
Kopernica is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Kopernica
Kopernica
Location of Kopernica in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kopernica is located in Slovakia
Kopernica
Kopernica
Location of Kopernica in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°41′N 18°52′E / 48.69°N 18.87°E / 48.69; 18.87
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictŽiar nad Hronom District
First mentioned1444
Government
 • MayorRastislav Slanina (Ind.)
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.57 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
504 m (1,654 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
391
Population by ethnicity (2011)
[4]
 • Slovak82.6%
 • Roma4.7%
 • German2.8%
 • Others1.2%
 • Unreported8.7%
Population by religion (2011)
[5]
 • Roman Catholic72.3%
 • Jehovah's Witness2.1%
 • Others0.9%
 • Non-religious12%
 • Unreported12.7%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
967 01[2]
Area code+421 45[2]
Car plateZH
Websitewww.kopernica.sk

Kopernica (German: Deutschlitta; Hungarian: Barskapronca) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Etymology

The name comes from koper (Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -nica. "The land where the wild dill grows".[6]

History

The village belonged to a German language island, known as Hauerland.[7] The German population was expelled in 1945.

In 1990, Poor Clares returned to the village and established a new monastery in the municipality.[8]

Notabler personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
  5. ^ SODB - Kopernica, 2011
  6. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (5). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 277.
  7. ^ "História obce" [History of the village]. kopernica.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  8. ^ fc (2014-12-16). "Klarisky kapucínky z Kopernice". Zasvätený život (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-06-10.


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