Čerín

Čerín (; ) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Čerín
Slovak place.other_name: Cserény
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: 601-36-1 601-36-2 601-36-3 9913Gotický kostol sv. Martina.jpg
Slovak place.image_caption: Church of St. Martin in Čerín
Slovak place.image_flag: Cerin-banska bystrica-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Banská Bystrica District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption

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History
Geography
Population
Ethnicity
Religion
Old Gothic Church
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Čerín (; ) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

==History== In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1300 (as Cheren), when it belonged to a certain Paul, brother of Demeter, count of Zvolen. The village later belonged to the town of Zvolen and to the castle of Vígľaš. In the 16th century, it had to pay tributes to the Ottoman Empire.