Očová (, until 1899: ) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Geography
History Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Očová was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Official name 1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyócsa, 1920– Očová
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Notable people Matej Bel (1684–1749), scholar and polymath Erzsébet Cseszneky, Hungarian noblewoman, benefactor of the Lutheran Church, Matej Bel's mother Rudolf Huliak (born 1975), politician Jozef Moravčík (born 1945), diplomat Ján Poničan (1902–1978), poet and novelist
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