Čerín

This article is about the Slovak village. For the Bosnian town, see Čerin. For the wax, see cerin.

Čerín
Village
Church of St. Martin in Čerín
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Čerín Location of Čerín in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°40′N 19°15′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Bystrica
First mentioned	1300
Government
• Mayor	Pavel Kmeť
Area
• Total	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	461
Postal code	974 01
Area code	+421 48
Car plate	BB

Čerín (German: Fanischhain; Hungarian: Cserény) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1300 (as Cheren), when it belonged to a certain Paul, brother of Demeter, count of Zvolen. The village later belonged to the town of Zvolen and to the castle of Vígľaš. In the 16th century, it had to pay tributes to the Ottoman Empire.

Old Gothic Church

Established in 1315 is located on lightly fortified area on the higher ground above the village. According to chronicles, it was the Paul from Veľký Krtíš that decreed its build. The wooden bell tower comes from 17th century. The wooden ceiling of the church is decorated by tiles with colorful geometric shapes which makes it unusual and extraordinary among other Christian churches. Its oldest decoration comes from the 14th century and beside traditional Christian thematics it is decorated also by a wooden balcony which is in recent years being reconstructed, mainly the harpsichord organ. The altar is of Barok style and comes from 1744. The former altar made by a carpenter from Kremnica that comes from year 1483 was transferred to Budapest.

External links

• Basic information about Čerín