Ostrá Lúka

Ostrá Lúka Osztroluka
Municipality
A manor house in Ostrá Lúka.
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Coordinates: 48.55°N 19.05°E / 48.55; 19.05
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Zvolen District
First mentioned	1332
Government
• Mayor	Juraj Jelok (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Total	20.27 km^2 (7.83 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	325
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 33[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	ZV
Website	www.ostraluka.sk

Ostrá Lúka (Hungarian: Osztroluka) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

In 2024, the remains of a medieval church dating from the 13th century was found at Ostrá Lúka. A geophysical survey revealed the church's floor plan, including its rectangular nave, presbytery, and sacristy added in the 14th century, as well as a crypt and later fortification wall that surrounded the church and cemetery.[4]

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ostrá Lúka was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

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. "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. Saraceni, Jessica Esther (2024-10-03). "News - Medieval Church Excavated in Slovakia". Archaeology Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-09.