Coordinates: 48

° 48 13 N 19 ° 38 17 E / 48.80361, 1 9.63806 Brezno (1927-1948 Brezno over Hronom, Ger Bries [en], Hun garian Breznóbánya) - town in central Slovakia, in bańskobystr zyckim country in the historical region Horehronie. Brezno lies a t an altitude of 496 m above sea level nad Hronom in Brezneńskiej Basin, between the bands in the Low Tatras and Ore Weporskich. Number of inhabitants is 22 875 persons [2002], the area of the city - 129.2 kilometers ². Geographical coordinates: 49 ° 48 14 N 19 ° 38 37 E.