Blhovce ( hu, Balogfala, formerly: ) 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 approximatel ...
of the
Banská Bystrica Region of southern
Slovakia.
History
In
historical records, the
village was first mentioned in 1244 (1244 ''Bolug'', 1427 ''Balogfalva'') . In 1427 it belonged to the
paladin Juraj of Ratold. In the 16th century it belong to Feledyi and Perényi families. During the 16th century it suffered because of
Turks and during the 17th century due to the
Polish
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* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
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Lithuania
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n War. In the 18th century it passed to the Koháry family and to several
zeman
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Culture and science
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s.
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): 1762-1897 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.gemer.org/blhovce-balogfalva-o68-uvod.html
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/blhovce/blhovce.html
Surnames of living people in Blhovce
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District
Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language
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