Poniky

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

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The entry is geolocated on the map in SK, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Villages and municipalities in Banská Bystrica District.

Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Poniky
Slovak place.other_name: Pónik
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Ponik18ThalerTamas.JPG
Slovak place.image_caption: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Slovak place.image_flag: Poniky-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: Location of Poniky in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Poniky in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1282
Slovak place.elevation_m: 499
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 976 33
Slovak place.area_code: +421 48

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Poniky
Population: 1544
Area: 59.036971
Elevation: 499
Official website: www.poniky.sk
Image: Ponik18ThalerTamas.JPG
Dialing code: 048
Licence plate code: BB

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Commons category: Poniky
postal code: 976 33
time of earliest written record: 1284-00-00
native label: Poniky
inception: 1284-00-00

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

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1282. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Poniky was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 23 March 1945, the Romanian Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Poniky and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

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