Brehy, Žarnovica District


Brehy is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1283 when German colonists arrived here for overworking local mines of silver In 1339 the King gave the village to the Sz. Elizabeth Hospital in Nová Baňa, in 1601 it passed to the noble Dóczy family.

Genealogical resources

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