Čabradský Vrbovok

Čabradský Vrbovok
Čabradský Vrbovok
Village
	Čabraď castle at sunset
	Coat of arms
	Čabradský Vrbovok Location of Čabradský Vrbovok in the Banská Bystrica Region Čabradský Vrbovok Location of Čabradský Vrbovok in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°15′27″N 19°04′29″E / 48.25750°N 19.07472°E / 48.25750; 19.07472
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Krupina
First mentioned	1135
Government
• Mayor	Ján Sliacky
Area
• Total	23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (31. 12. 2015)
• Total	254
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 51
Area code	421–45
Car plate	KA
Website	www.cabradskyvrbovok.dcom.sk

Čabradský Vrbovok (Hungarian: Csábrágvarbók) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

The village is best known for the ruins of Čabraď Castle.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1135 as Werbouch(later as 1262 Werbouk Inferior, 1285 Warabuk, 1342 Werbok). In 1256 King Bela IV moved colonists from Hontianske Nemce to the location of Čabradský Vrbovok. The village belonged to the Čabraď Castle and the Hunt family. In the 15th century the village became a royal property and in 1513 it belonged to the feudatory Tamas Bakóczy. Also in the 15th century it was besieged by the Bohemian Jan Jiskra. Later on it belonged to the Erdődy and Pálffy families. Between 1547 and 1549 it passed to the noble man Melichar Balassa, in 1584 to the local family Illésházy and in 1622 to the yeoman Koháry. In 1817 it belonged to the Coburg family.