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Šumiac () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár. Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.

Key facts

Slovak place.name
Šumiac
Slovak place.other_name
Királyhegyalja
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline
Šumiac-zima 2012.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag
Sumiac-brezno-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Brezno District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Šumiac in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Šumiac in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1573
Slovak place.elevation_m
841
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code
976 71
Slovak place.area_code
+421 48
Slovak place.registration_plate
BR

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Šumiac
Population
1295
Area
81.764900
Elevation
841
Official website
www.sumiac.sk
Image
Šumiac-zima 2012.JPG
Dialing code
048
Licence plate code
BR
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Commons category
Šumiac
postal code
976 71
time of earliest written record
1573-00-00
native label
Šumiac
inception
1573-00-00
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Šumiac () is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár. Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.

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