Dolné Zahorany (earlier: ''Maďarské Záhorany''; ) is a village and municipality in the
Rimavská Sobota District of the
Banská Bystrica Region of
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records, the
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
was first mentioned in 1341 (1341 ''Hegmuky, Hegmeg'', 1427 ''Hegymeg''). Originally, it was situated between
Padarovce and
Lukovištie. In 1566 it was completely destroyed by the
Turks and later rebuilt at the current location.
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): 1774–1873 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1767–1883 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolnezahorany/dolne-zahorany.html
Surnames of living people in Dolne Zahorany
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District
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