Čabradský Vrbovok ( hu, Csábrágvarbók) is a village and municipality in the
Krupina District
Krupina District (''okres Krupina'') is a district in
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was in the county of Kingdom of Hungary Hont County
Hont County was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kin ...
of the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of
Slovakia
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.
The village is best known for the ruins of Čabraď Castle.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1135 as ''Werbouch''(later as 1262 ''Werbouk Inferior'', 1285 ''Warabuk'', 1342 ''Werbok''). In 1256 King
Bela IV
Bela may refer to:
Places Asia
*Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
*Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara
* Bela, Dang, in Nepal
* Bela, Janakpur, ...
moved colonists from
Hontianske Nemce
Hontianske Nemce ( hu, Hontnémeti) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Notable people
* Marián Labuda, Slovak actor
* Gustáv Valach, Slovak actor
Genealogical resources
The reco ...
to the location of Čabradský Vrbovok. The village belonged to the Čabraď Castle and the Hunt family. In the 15th century the village became a royal property and in 1513 it belonged to the feudatory Tamas Bakóczy. Also in the 15th century it was besieged by the
Bohemia
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Erdődy
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and Pálffy families. Between 1547 and 1549 it passed to the noble man Melichar Balassa, in 1584 to the local family Illésházy and in 1622 to the
yeoman
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Koháry. In 1817 it belonged to the Coburg family.
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Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1749-1895 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1728-1896 (parish B)