Belín () is a village and municipality in the

Rimavská Sobota District Rimavská Sobota District (''okres Rimavská Sobota'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. The population density is approximat ...

of the

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of southern

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. In the village is foodstuff store, public library and football pitch. Important sightseeing is late-classical church.

History

The village arose in the late 12th century. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1349. In 1823 had been in the village 23 houses. Locals were engaged in agriculture and a hand made production of brooms and brushes.

References

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): 1768-1878 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1780-1897 (parish B)

External links

* * *https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/belin/belin.html
Surnames of living people in Belin
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District Gemer (region) First Vienna Award Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language {{RimavskáSobota-geo-stub

History

See also

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Genealogical resources

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