Brezová pod Bradlom

Brezová pod Bradlom (German: Birkenhain; Hungarian: Berezó) is a town in the Myjava District, Trenčín Region, western Slovakia, at the western foothills of the Little Carpathians, in the Záhorie region. The territory of Brezová pod Bradlom appears for the first time in written records in 1263. The village was permanently settled in the 15th century or in the first half of 16th century. It was granted the town status in 1709, confirmed in 1966. Brezová pod Bradlom has a population of 5,447 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 95.8% of inhabitants were Slovaks and 1.1% Czechs. The religious makeup was 45.7% Lutherans, 26.4% Roman Catholics, and 21.6% people with no religious affiliation. The monumental tomb of Milan...