Hronsek

Hronsek ( until 1948 slovak " Garansek " - to 1927 " Hronsek - Skalka "; Hungarian Garamszeg ) is a municipality in Slovakia near Banská Bystrica with a remarkable wooden articular church.

The place appeared historically under different linguistic labels on ( German gusset village, Garanseck, Hungarian Garamszeg, 1500 Zyklafalu, 1506 Czwiklafalwa, Czwiklina 1514 Galowyczfalwa, 1515 Galowycz 1522 Czwiklyna, 1558 Czwiklyna alias Galfalwa, 1565 Garanzegh, 1572 Czwklina ).

The village was first mentioned in 1500, but seems to go back on the 13th to the 14th century. As landlords came to the noble families Prokop, Soos and from the 17th century, the Géczy.

When the sights are datable from 1576 Renaissance castle ( a castle of families Soos and Géczy ) as well as the powerful wooden articular church from 1726, which is included in UNESCO 's World Heritage List since 2008 to call.

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