Brezno
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City center of Brezno | |
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Brezno Location of Brezno in the Banská Bystrica Region Brezno Brezno (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′14″N 19°38′37″E / 48.80389°N 19.64361°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Brezno |
| First mentioned | 1265 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomáš Abel |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.95 km2 (47.09 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 19,671 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 977 01 |
| Area code | +421 48 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | BR |
| Website | www.brezno.sk |
Brezno (Slovak: [ˈbreznɔ] ⓘ; 1927–1948: Brezno nad Hronom; German: Bries or Briesen; Hungarian: Breznóbánya) is a town in central Slovakia with a population of around 21,000.