Jelšava — Barracks, Garrison of the Central Group of Forces (1968–1991)

Елшава — казармы, гарнизон Центральной группы войск (1968–1991)

SlovakiaЕлшава1968–1991Military sites

The barracks compound in the south-eastern part of Jelšava grew around barracks of 1897 and was later enlarged. In the first ten days of October 1968 the Czechoslovak army handed it over to Soviet troops; it housed a motor rifle regiment of the division headquartered in Zvolen, and a housing estate was built next to it. The regiment was withdrawn in September–December 1990 and the barracks were returned in January 1991; they were then used by Czechoslovak and Slovak units until 2005.

Казарменный городок в юго-восточной части Елшавы сложился вокруг казарм 1897 года и позднее был расширен. В первой декаде октября 1968 года чехословацкая армия передала его советским войскам; здесь размещался мотострелковый полк дивизии со штабом в Зволене, рядом был построен жилой городок. Полк выведен в сентябре — декабре 1990 года, казармы возвращены в январе 1991 года; затем до 2005 года их занимали чехословацкие и словацкие части.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionMilitary site (historical)

Present ownerTown of Jelšava and private owners

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2025-02

According to a report in the daily Pravda of 18 February 2025, the roughly 20-hectare site is divided: half is privately owned and half belongs to the town; some buildings are let for production and storage, while two large accommodation blocks stand unused.