Kunešov

Kunešov
Kunosvágása
Kunešov
Location of Kunešov in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kunešov
Location of Kunešov in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°44′N 18°52′E / 48.73°N 18.87°E / 48.73; 18.87
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictŽiar nad Hronom District
First mentioned1342
Government
  MayorPeter Slašťan (Independent)
Area
  Total
23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Elevation
779 m (2,556 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
204
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
966 35
Area code+421 45
Car plateZH
Websitekunesov.sk

Kunešov (German: Kuneschhau; Hungarian: Kunosvágása) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

The village once belonged to the German language island of Hauerland but the majority of the German population was expelled at the end of World War II. It still has a German minority (14% according to the 2011 census).