title: Jarabá
text: # Jarabá
  
  Jarabá (German: Briegarten; Hungarian: Jarabó, until 1899: Jaraba) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
  
  ## History
  
  In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1540 as a mining settlement.
  
  ## Genealogical resources
  
  The records for genealogical research are available for Jarabá at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
  
  * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656-1904 (parish B)
  * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1896 (parish B)
  