Očová

Municipality in Slovakia

48°36′0″N 19°17′12″E / 48.60000°N 19.28667°E / 48.60000; 19.28667Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictZvolenFirst mentioned1351Area

• Total88.35^[2] km² (34.11^[2] sq mi)Elevation

394^[3] m (1,293^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total2,522^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

962 23^[3]

Area code+421 45^[3]Car plateZVWebsitewww.ocova.sk

Očová (Hungarian: Nagyócsa, until 1899: Ocsova) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

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

Official name

1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyócsa, 1920– Očová

Famous people

Matej Bel, scholar and polymath
Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noble lady, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother
Ján Poničan, Slovak poet and novelist
Jozef Moravčík, Slovak diplomat

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.