Očová

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

Očová Nagyócsa
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Coordinates: 48.60°N 19.29°E / 48.60; 19.29
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Zvolen District
First mentioned	1406
Area [1]
• Total	88.36 km2 (34.12 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,474
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 23[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	ZV
Website	www.ocova.sk

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

Notable people

• Matej Bel (1684–1749), scholar and polymath
• Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noblewoman, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother
• Rudolf Huliak (born 1975), politician
• Jozef Moravčík (born 1945), diplomat
• Ján Poničan (1902–1978), poet and novelist