title: Beňuš
text: # Beňuš
  
  Beňuš (German: Beneschhau; Hungarian: Benesháza; Latin: Benesium) 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 1380 (Beneshawa) as a mining village, in 1563 it is mentioned as a free woodmen's village. In the 14th century, some Germans established here (from I. Lasslob "Deutsche Ortsnamen in der Slowakei"). In 1563 it belonged to Banská Bystrica’s Mining Chamber.
  
  ## Genealogical resources
  
  The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
  
  * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1656–1896 (parish A)
  