village
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municipality
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Košice-okolie District
Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; hu, Kassa-vidéki járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the dist ...
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
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Geography
The village is located around 26 km southwest of
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
on the border with
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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History
Historically the village was first mentioned in 1262.
Population
In 1910, the village had a population of 1088, mostly Hungarians.
According to the official census of 2011, the population included 1195 inhabitants, of which 628 were Hungarians and 425 were Slovaks whilst there were 122 people in the village who declined to admit their national affiliation.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1741-1895 (parish A)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1791-1896 (parish B)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1741-1920 (parish A)