Šumiac
Sign in to saveŠumiac () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár. Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.
Key facts
- Slovak place.name
- Šumiac
- Slovak place.other_name
- Királyhegyalja
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Šumiac-zima 2012.JPG
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Sumiac-brezno-flag.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Brezno District
- Slovak place.pushpin_map
- Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
- Slovak place.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Šumiac in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Šumiac in Slovakia
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1573
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 841
- Slovak place.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Slovak place.postal_code
- 976 71
- Slovak place.area_code
- +421 48
- Slovak place.registration_plate
- BR
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- Religion
- Notable people
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Šumiac () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár. Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.
== Geography ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Šumiac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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