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Jelšovec (Hungarian: Jelsőc) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
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  Jelšovec Location of Jelšovec in the Banská Bystrica Region  Jelšovec Location of Jelšovec in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′N 19°36′E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Lučenec |
| First mentioned | 1573 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.13[1] km2 (3.14[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174[2] m (571[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 334[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 985 32[2] |
| Area code | +421 47[2] |
| Car plate | LC |
| Website | www.jelsovec.sk |
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1573 (Jelsewcz, Jelsoch). It belonged to Somoskō castle and in the 17th century to Halič. Until the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, it belonged to Hungary and from 1938 to 1945 again.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
