Tajov

Tajov (Hungarian: Tajó) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.^[4]

Tajov Tajó
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.75°N 19.07°E / 48.75; 19.07
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1544
Government
• Mayor	Ladislav Surovčík
Area [1]
• Total	9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	669
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 34[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BB
Website	www.obectajov.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1495.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 464 metres and covers an area of 9.289 km². Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine It is situated on outskirts of Banská Bystrica, under the Kremnica Mountains. The village has a population of about 592 people.

Famous people

• Vratislav Greško, football player
• Jozef Murgaš, inventor, pioneer of radiotelegraphy
• Jozef Gregor-Tajovský, writer and playwright^[5]