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Brodzany

Municipality in Slovakia

48°36′N 18°21′E / 48.600°N 18.350°E / 48.600; 18.350CountrySlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictPartizánskeFirst mentioned1293Area

• Total18.29^[2] km² (7.06^[2] sq mi)Elevation

192^[3] m (630^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total885^[1]Postal code

958 42^[3]

Area code+421 38^[3]Car platePEWebsitebrodzany.sk

Brodzany (Hungarian: Brogyán) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293.

One of the owners – Duke Elimar of Oldenburg, husband of great Russian poet Alexandre Pushkin's niece. Now in Brodzany castle is Pushkin museum.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 198 metres and covers an area of 18.291 km². It has a population of about 815 people.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

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