Osrblie

Osrblie (Hungarian: Cserpatak) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid-1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997. It also hosted the biathlon event at the 2015 Winter Universiade.^[4]

Osrblie Cserpatak
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.76°N 19.53°E / 48.76; 19.53
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1622
Area [1]
• Total	24.02 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	353
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 45[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.osrblie.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1580, although it was established much sooner, around the second half of the 15th century, with the reference to the iron ore mining, which lasted until the 19th century.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 580 metres and covers and area of 24.03 km². It had a population of 391 inhabitants on 31 December 2013.