Brezová pod Bradlom

Geobox | Settlement
name = Brezová pod Bradlom
category = Town


image_caption = Brezová pod Bradlom


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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Trenčín
district = Myjava
commune =
municipality =
parent = Záhorie
parent_type = Tourism region
river =
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elevation = 278
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 39
lat_s = 50
lat_NS = N
long_d = 17
long_m = 32
long_s = 23
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 41.08
area_round = 2
population = 5447
population_date = 2005-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1263
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Anna Danková
timezone =

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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Trenčín Region - outline map.svg
map1_size = 208
map1_background = Trenčín Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Brezová pod Bradlom in the Trenčín Region
map1_locator = Trenčín Region
commons = Brezová pod Bradlom
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven420303&lstObec504262&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.brezova.sk www.brezova.sk]
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Brezová pod Bradlom ( _de. Birkenhain; _hu. Berezó) is a town in the Myjava District, Trenčín Region, western Slovakia, at the western foothills of the Little Carpathians, in the Záhorie region.

History

The territory of Brezová pod Bradlom appears for the first time in written records in 1263. The village was permanently settled in the 15th century or in the first half of 16th century. It was granted the town status in 1709, confirmed in 1966.

Demographics

Brezová pod Bradlom has a population of 5,447 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 95.8% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 1.1% Czechs.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-11-06] The religious makeup was 45.7% Lutherans, 26.4% Roman Catholics, and 21.6% people with no religious affiliation.

ights

The monumental tomb of Milan Rastislav Štefánik is located on the Bradlo hill (543 metres (1,781 ft), approximately three kilometres from the town, on the road to Košariská. The monument's construction started in 1924, five years after Štefánik's death and was finished in 1928. The tomb was designed by architect Dušan Jurkovič.

References

External links

* [http://www.brezova.sk Town website]