Sihla

Sihla ( German seal Glashütte, Hungarian Szikla - to 1888 Szihla ) is a town in central Slovakia with 204 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Brezno, a circle of Banskobystrický kraj.

Geography

The municipality is located on a small plateau in the Slovak Ore Mountains, specifically in the subunit Veporské Hills in the source area of the creek Kamenistý creek, part of the Hron river system (via the Čierny Hron ). In the municipality to grow to the immediate vicinity of the place mixed and coniferous forests, and it is covered by brown forest soils. The center is located at an altitude of 890 m nm and is 18 kilometers from Hriňová as well as 22 km of Brezno.

This municipality borders the following municipalities Sihla: Čierny Balog in the north, Drábsko in the east, Lom nad Rimavicou the southeast, Hriňová the south and southwest and Valaská in the West.

History

Sihla built in the first half of the 18th century as a settlement of the mountain chamber, around which was founded in 1744 Glashütte, favored by quartz inventories and large forests. 1762 a new glassworks was built, which was leased by the chamber to two years ( initially for 100 fl, 150 florins a year later ). The production went there mainly to the Aerar ( mint Kremnitz, laboratory Schemnitz and others). 1780 Name Sichla was recorded. 1828 were counted 22 houses and 182 inhabitants, all of whom were employed in forestry and in the glassworks, about the middle of the 19th century came a steam sawmill.

Until 1918, belonged to the lying in the county Sohl place the Kingdom of Hungary and came after Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today. During the First World War, the glassworks was established and since then never again revived. 1928 a branch of the narrow gauge railway Gran Black was put into operation, which until 1971 had stock.

Population

According to the 2011 census lived in Sihla 203 inhabitants, including 187 Slovaks. 16 inhabitants did not respond. 172 inhabitants pleaded with the Roman Catholic Church and a resident of the Orthodox Church. Seven residents were non-denominational and 23 inhabitants, the denomination is not determined.

Results according to the census 2001 (219 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 99.09 % Slovaks

After Confession:

• 94.06 % Roman Catholic
• 3.20% no religious affiliation
• 2.28 % no answer