České Brezovo


České Brezovo is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was surely mentioned in 1435 , but the existence of the village in the area is recorded from 1334 as belonging to Zach, Bošňák and Szentivány families. In 1834 Juraj Zahn based a glasswork in Zlatno settlement.

Culture

In České Brezovo was born Bohuslav Tablic, one of the leaders of Slovak classicism. Village commemorates him with a memory plaque on a public library.

Notable personalities

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"