municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region ...
of northern
Slovakia
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.
Names and etymology
The name is of Slavic ( Slovak) origin with uncertain etymology. Possibly, it derives from the stem ''-gyb''/''-hyb''.
Proto-Slavic
Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium B.C. through the 6th ...
''gybij'', ''gybkij'', ''gybaja'', ''gybica'', Slovak ''hybký'' - unstable, flexible, the stem is present also in words like ''ohyb'' - bending, ''pohyb'' - movement, etc. The name may refer to the character of the river Hybica.
The name was adopted by the
before the lenition of Slavic /g/ to /h/ in Slovak ( 1200) - ''Geib''.
History
The village of Hybe was first mentioned in historical records in 1239 (''villa Hyba''). The village was founded around the end of the 12th century, as a Slovak settlement. In 1230 the village was owned by Hauk, Polk and Beuch from Uhorská Ves. In 1239, King
Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his fath ...
took possession and associated it with the royal property. In 1396, Hybe gives from monarch market liberties and toll-free. German Sasses (likely from neighbor
Spiš
Spiš (Latin: ''Cips/Zepus/Scepus/Scepusia'', german: Zips, hu, Szepesség/Szepes, pl, Spisz) is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland (14 villages). Spiš is an informal designation of the territory ...
) moved in during the first half of the 13th century.
In 1265 Hybe purchased the rights to become a
mining
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city and citizens began mining gold on the base of the Mount Kriváň. The village sign depicts a miner and a hoe, and has been unchanged since then. Mining eventually proved unsustainable due to the poor gold
lode
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fissure (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock.
The current meaning (ore vein) dates from the 1 ...
and high expenses incurred due to the rough terrain. Some of the gold miners went to Bocianska dolina.
In 1390 Hybe became the property of the Liptov district administrator and become villein small town of domination in
Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Hrádok (; german: Neuhäusel in der Liptau; hu, Liptóújvár) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov.
History
First mentioned in 1341, Liptovský Hrádok was named after the nearby castle. The castle, also known as ...
. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, mining gave way to farming and crafts.
Despite of villein ratio to Liptovský Hrádok, Hybe was an important farming and culture center of the top part of Liptov between the late-19th and mid-20th centuries. More than 20 kinds of crafts were in the village but the most widespread were builders, which became famous specialists at building of City of
Budapest
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Modern day
Facilities in the village currently include an infant school, elementary school, palace of culture,
Evangelic
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church,
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Church, house of Dobroslav Chrobák and library. Both churches, memorable house of Dobroslav Chrobák, memorable house of poet Jakub Grajchman, grave of Jakub Grajchman with gravestone, memorable house of Alojz Štróbl are inhere in the Central list ancient monument foundation of Slovak Republic, on the list: Culture monuments. Entire center of village is promulgated for national culture treasure. On the present is on the village created strong sports background, local sportsmen get awards in the slovak competitions, primarily in the cross-country skiing. Hybe has very good conditions for winter sports, cyclo-tourism,
tourism
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in Hybe gully or into mineral springs and for mushrooms. There is situated ski lift and certified racing track. In the village is a volunteer fireman brigade.
Hybe's school includes children from surrounding villages ( Vyšná Boca, Nižná Boca, Kráľova Lehota, and Malužiná). The school has a well-equipped computer class as part of Slovakia's national Infovek project. Sports available include
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
,
badminton
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hockey
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.
Notable residents
Today's citizens of Hybe take pride in their cultural history, on men of the day, which came from Hybe and prove competent in a number of areas social and cultural life of Slovak Republic. These include: writers Jakub Grajchman and Dobroslav Chrobák, writer and screenwriter Peter Jaroš, historian and writer Rudo Brtáň, poet Július Lenko, actors Ivan Rajniak, Ondrej Jariabek, Teodor Piovarči, Slavo Záhradník, director Ondrej Rajniak, director of amateur theatre Ruzena Jariabeková, academic painter Pavol Michalides, architects Ján Svetlík, Jozef Chrobák, Vladimir Chrobák, Ján Mlynár and many others.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 690 metres and covers an area of 52.866 km². It has a population of about 1600 people.
It lies in north part of Slovak Republic. It is situated in
Liptov
Liptov () is a historical and geographical region in central Slovakia with around 140,000 inhabitants. The area is also known by the German name ''Liptau'', the Hungarian ''Liptó'', the Latin name ''Liptovium'' and the Polish ''Liptów''.
Etymo ...
fold between
High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of norther ...
and
Low Tatras
The Low Tatras or Low Tatra ( sk, Nízke Tatry; hu, Alacsony-Tátra) is a mountain range of the Inner Western Carpathians in central Slovakia.
It is located south of the Tatras proper, from which it is separated by the valleys of the Vá ...
, in valley of Hybica and White
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...
.
Hybe in cinematography
Thanks to the works of the writer Peter Jaroš, Hybe has been depicted in Slovak cinematography.
''Pacho the Brigand of Hybe'' (1975)
From director Martin Ťapák (screenplay from Hybe's writer Peter Jaroš). This movie is about historical legend - brigand Pacho, who helped poor people and fight with poorness like
Juraj Jánošík
Juraj Jánošík (first name also ''Juro'' or ''Jurko'', ; baptised 25 January 1688, died 17 March 1713) was a Slovak highwayman. Jánošík has been the main character of many Slovak novels, poems, and films. According to the legend, he robbed ...
.
''The Millennial Bee'' (1983)
The saga about builder lineage of Pichandovci (by the novel of Peter Jaroš), which is located in a small village in years 1887–1917. This movie belongs between the best movie of central Europe. On movie works several important people from social and cultural life after 1968. Director
Juraj Jakubisko
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, Screenwriter Peter Jaroš, Music - Petr Hapka and famous Slovak actors Michal Dočolomanský (as Valent Pichanda), Štefan Kvietik (as Samo Pichanda), Pavol Mikulík (as Julo Mitron) and the best slovak actor
Academy Award
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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive (Statny Archiv) in Bytca, Slovakia.
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1675-1923 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1731-1895 (parish A)
Gallery
Centrum Quo vadis - Hybe.jpg, Centrum Quo vadis
Hybe - Obecný úrad.jpg, Municipality office
Hybe - pamätný dom D. Chrobáka.JPG, Memory house of D. Chrobák
Hybe, domo de Albert Škarvan, de dekstre.jpg, House of Albert Škarvan
Hybe, domo de Albert Škarvan, de maldekstre.jpg, House of Albert Škarvan
Hybe evang-kostel (2014).JPG, Evangelical church
Hybe - rímsko-katolícky kostol III.jpg, All Saints Roman-catholic church
Memory plates
Hybe, memortabulo de Albert Škarvan, kun fenestroj.jpg, Albert Škarvan, look to the house
Hybe, memortabulo de Albert Škarvan, detalo.jpg, Albert Škarvan
Pam. tabuľa - Ján Bakoss - Hybe.jpg, Ján Bakoss
Pamät. tabuľa - Ján Šimkovic - Hybe.jpg, Ján Šimkovic
Pamät. tabuľa - Ľudevít Orphanides - Hybe.jpg, Ľudevít Orphanides