Telgárt

Also known as Telgart

Telgárt (, called Švermovo in 1948–1990) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Telgárt
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Telgárt, centrum 02.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Telgart-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 Telgárt in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Telgárt in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title: Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name

Article

8 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Population
Ethnicity
Religion
References

Telgárt (, called Švermovo in 1948–1990) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

==Etymology== The name is of German origin: Tiergarten (initially a hunting area). In 1948, the village was named after a Czech communist resistance fighter and participant in Slovak National Uprising, Jan Šverma. In 1990, the residents of the village returned to the original name claiming that it is still in use and Šverma never fought in Telgárt.