ALTERNATE NAMES: BREZNO [SLOV], BREZNÓBÁNYA [HUN], BREZNO NAD HRONOM [CZ, 1927-48], BRIES [GER], BRIESEN, BREZNON. . town image. 48°49' N, 19°39' E, 29 miles NE of Zvolen (Zólyom), 18 miles S of Liptovský Mikuláš (Liptószentmiklós). Jewish population: 170 (1902), 200 (1940). [February 2009]

• JewishGen Hungary SIG
• Pinkas HaKehilot, Slovakia (2003), p. 121: "Brezno (Breznobanya, Bries)".
• Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 197: "Brezno".

The Jewish community of this small town in the upper Hron River valley proudly belonged to the Neolog movement as demonstrated by the elegant tower on their synagogue located on the junction of two side streets in the city center. Its tri-partite front dominated by the octagonal tower with onion shaped copper roof placed in the axis of the façade gives way to a traditional interior arrangement" the stairways to the women's gallery in the western rear. The sanctuary's three-nave hall with the women's gallery supported by cast-iron columns has the original aron hakodesh in a semi-circular apse.  photos. [Sep 2014]

CEMETERY:

• US Commission Number. SLCE000133: Brezno is located E of Banska Bystrica. The suburban hillside site is part of a municipal cemetery with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a masonry wall with a non-locking gate. 100-500 19th-20th century flat shaped or finely smoothed marble, granite, and other materials tombstones in original locations have and Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The site is Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vegetation is a moderate threat. 2009

Jewish cemetery of Brezno is located on a hill in the eastern urban district called Dúbravka in the northern part of the municipal cemetery. The 13 x 200 m compound holds about 100 graves from the second half of the 19th century through World War II. Inscriptions are mostly in two languages; Hebrew combined with Hungarian, German or Slovak. Black Swedish granite or grey marble gravestones, both to be found in two famous stone- cutter's workshops - Horn and Apfel -come from the nearby town of Banská Bystrica. The cemetery is maintained by the local municipality. The Holocaust memorial plaque has been mounted at the entrance gate. Source and photos. {Sep 2014]

 

January 2009

Map of Village

Photos of Village

Town Brezno
	Address:	Phone:	00 421 48 630 62 11, 630 62 18
	Mestský úrad	Fax:	00 421 48 630 62 28
	Nám. M.R.Štefánika 1	Email:	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	977 01 Brezno SLOVAKIA	Web:	www.brezno.sk

Region:	Banskobystrický
District:	Brezno
Micro region:	Horehron
Inhabitants:	22221
Area:	12195 ha
First paper reference:	in year 1265
Mayor:	Ing. Jaroslav Demian
Chief:	Ing. Anton Jurša