Brezno

Brezno ( pronunciation (help·info); German: Bries(en), Hungarian: Breznóbánya) is a town in central Slovakia, with a population of 22,279 (2005). Brezno is located within the Horehronské podolie basin. Brezno lies between Low Tatras mountain range and the Slovak Ore Mountains. The river Hron flows through town. The city of Banská Bystrica is approximately 45 km west. The local climate in the basin is rather cold, with an annual average of 6.6 °C and an annual precipitation of 700–750 mm. The place has been inhabited since prehistoric times, but the current town arose from an old Slovak settlement, next to which newly arrived German miners erected a typical square market in the early 13th century. The first written evidence of the town's...