Čamovce (before 1948: ; hu, Csomatelke, earlier: ) is a
village and
municipality in the
Lučenec District
Lučenec District (''okres Lučenec'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the district belong to the Novohrad county, with a small area around the villages of Šíd, Čamovce and Šurice ...
in the
Banská Bystrica Region of
Slovakia.
History
The village arose in the 12th century. It was first mentioned in 1240 (''Chama'') . It belonged to
Hajnáčka
Hajnáčka (formerly: ; german: Hajnatschko; hu, Ajnácskő) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 12 ...
and, successively, to the families Feledyi, Lorantfy, Vecsény and Vay. It suffered under
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
attacks; the Turks imposed to the village to pay taxes in the form of wood and horseshoes. Turkish incursion ended only in 1683, when the Turks burned the village down. From 1938 to 1944 it briefly returned to
Hungary under the
First Vienna Award.
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): 1787-1898 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.camovce.gemer.org/
*http://www.camovce.ou.sk/
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/camovce/camovce.html
of living people in Camovce
Villages and municipalities in Lučenec District
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