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Beňuš
Banská Bystricavillage
Beňuš
Total population
1,171
Founded
1380
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Overview
Beňuš is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 (Beneshawa) as a mining village, in 1563 it is mentioned as a free woodmen's village. In the 14th century, some Germans established here (from I. Lasslob "Deutsche Ortsnamen in der Slowakei"). In 1563 it belonged to Banská Bystrica’s Mining Chamber. In 1642, members of Bloom federation hosted the vystružovanie dier strany. Only the tablets of zadky were left standing.
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