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Medzibrod, Slovakia
Bansk� Bystrica okres, Bansk� Bystrica region
Last modified: 2002-06-14 by jarig bakker
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Medzibrod municipality flag
![[Medzibrod flag]](../images/s/sk-bb-me.gif)
by John Ayers, 29 Jan 2002
Medzibrod is a village in Bansk� Bystrica okres, Slovakia; its flag
is at this
website. Village Medzibrod is situated to the east of Bansk� Bystrica
on the right bank of the Hron river 390m above sea level. Territory of
village is extended on both banks of the Hron. Territory of village - 1
708ha. There live 1 325 inhabitants.
The first written information about village is from the year 1455 where
name of village is mentioned as Megywbrodye. Village belonged to the �up�a
county in this time. Inhabitants delt in addition to agriculture with production
of knives and were very famous as raisers of hunt falcons for the �up�a
county. Later they were famous as peddlers - makers of lace. In the territory
of village gold and iron ore were being mined and to the year 1946 antimony.
Jarig Bakker, 27 May 2002
Medzibrod CoA
![[Medzibrod Coat of Arms]](../images/s/sk-bb)me.gif)
image from this
website, reported by Jarig Bakker, 27 May 2002
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