Podbrezová

Podbrezová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpɔdbrezɔʋaː]; Hungarian: Zólyombrézó) is a large village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia, around 10 km west of the district seat town, Brezno.

Podbrezová Zólyombrézó
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.82°N 19.53°E / 48.82; 19.53
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Brezno District
First mentioned	1953
Area [1]
• Total	18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	476 m (1,562 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,517
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 81[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BR
Website	www.podbrezova.sk

History

The village is actually made of six former independent settlements, which were grouped in the 19th century around a new mill - the Hron iron works.

Sport

Football

Podbrezová has a football club FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová which currently plays in the Slovak First Football League. Home games are played in the ZELPO Arena, located in Podbrezová.