village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Poltár District
Poltár District (''okres Poltár'') is a district in the south of
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country i ...
in the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of
Slovakia
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. It belongs to the largest municipalities in
Poltár District
Poltár District (''okres Poltár'') is a district in the south of
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country i ...
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1279 as a miner village (1276 ''Villa Suine'', 1342 ''Schiuina,'' 1393 ''Zennabanya'', 1460 ''Zwinyebanya''). It belonged to Somoskő Castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by
Turks
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Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
.
Economy
Part of Cinobaňa municipality are also villages Katarínska Huta and Turičky and the settlements Hrnčiarky and Žihľava.
In Katarínska Huta was in 1836
glass
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work constructed, which was overtaken by Ján Kožuch in 1854. Ján Kožuch established here in 1847 a small
steel
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work, which was in 1854 overtaken by Kuchyňka family. Both factories still exist, but a part of the larger companies.
The village is popular for organising several
sport
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festivals and events.
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): 1776-1905 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1769-1918 (parish A)