Poniky

Poniky
Poniky
Village
	Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
	Poniky Location of Poniky in the Banská Bystrica Region Poniky Poniky (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°43′N 19°17′E / 48.717°N 19.283°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Bystrica
First mentioned	1284
Area
• Total	59.03 km2 (22.79 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,536
Postal code	976 33
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BB
Website	www.poniky.sk

Poniky (Hungarian: Pónik) 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.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 502 metres and covers an area of 59.037 km². It has a population of about 1,564 people.

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