Bartošova Lehôtka
# Bartošova Lehôtka

Bartošova Lehôtka (1920–1927: Bartošová Lehôtka, 1927–1946: Bartošova Lehotka; German: Lehotka; Hungarian: Bartos, until 1888: Bartoslehot(k)a) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

## History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1396. Its name in 1487 was Bartoslevka (1534 Barthoslehotha; lehota means village in Slovak). It belonged to the Esztergom Archbishopric and since 1776 to the Banská Bystrica Bishopric.

## Municipality

The municipality is headed by Zlatica Groschová, who ran as an independent candidate in 2018 elections, beating Ľubomír Bielik of SNS by a swing of over 5%. Local council is assembled of 5 councillors, all of whom ran as independent candidates.

As of 2021, Bartošova Lehôtka separates 54.5% of its municipal waste.

## Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1710-1896 (parish B)
