Tajov

Tajov

Tajó
Tajov Tajó
Municipality
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	Tajov Location of Tajov in the Banská Bystrica Region Tajov Location of Tajov in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°45′N 19°04′E / 48.75°N 19.07°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Banská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1544
Government
• Mayor	Ladislav Surovčík
Area
• Total	9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	669
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	976 34
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BB
Website	www.obectajov.sk

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

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1495.[1]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 464 metres and covers an area of 9.289 km².[2] 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]

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Tajov - Okres Banská Bystrica - E-OBCE.sk".
^ "História a súčasnosť obce" [Past and Present of the Village]. tajov.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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[area-1] "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[base_info-2] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[3] "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[4] "Tajov - Okres Banská Bystrica - E-OBCE.sk".

[5] "História a súčasnosť obce" [Past and Present of the Village]. tajov.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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