Ostrý Grúň

Ostrý Grúň (Hungarian: Élesmart) is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

Ostrý Grúň
Village
Ostrý Grúň
Location of Ostrý Grúň in the Banská Bystrica Region
Ostrý Grúň
Ostrý Grúň (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°33′49″N 18°39′47″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictŽarnovica
Area
 • Total16.70[1] km2 (6.45[1] sq mi)
Elevation
441[2] m (1,447[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total534[3]
Postal code
966 77[2]
Area code(s)+421 45[2]
Car plateZC
Websitewww.ostrygrun.sk
View of Ostrý Grúň in Zuberska valley

History

The village was massacred and burned down in January 1945 by the Nazi anti-partisan unit Edelweiss, after the suppression of the Slovak National Uprising.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 450 metres, covering an area of 16.71 km².[5] It is part of the Vtáčnik mountain range, within the Slovak Central Mountains.

Demographics

The municipality has a population of 543, as of December 2019.[6]

In 2011, 86% of the population identified as Slovak. The religious makeup was 75.6% Roman Catholic and 4.2% unaffiliated.[7]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ostrý Grúň is twinned with:

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. Žišková-Moroňová, K. a kolektív: Dejiny Slovenského národného povstania 1944 – 5. zväzok. Bratislava, Nakladateľstvo Pravda 1985, s. 367 – 368 (In Slovak)
  5. "Úrad geodézie, kartografie a katastra Slovenskej republiky - Registre obnovenej evidencie pozemkov".
  6. "DATAcube".
  7. "Obce Sr".
  8. "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-25.


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