Brezovica, fully Brezovica nad Torysou (Hungarian: Berzevice, Berzevicze) is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1317 as Berzeuice.
Geography
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The municipality lies at an altitude of 456 metres (1,496 feet) and covers an area of 18.235 km2 (7.041 sq mi). It has a population of about 1700 people.
People
edit- Berzeviczy family
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1838-1896 (parish A)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1907 (parish B)
See also
editExternal links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080607024135/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1812699/tags/Brezovica
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3tYBfqBgQ
- Surnames of living people in Brezovica
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