Karol Točík (* 1890, Ústie nad Oravou – † 1960,
Žilina) was
Slovak Roman Catholic
priest and
dean in
Turzovka, and regional historian.
He worked in Turzovka between 1917 and 1959. Karol Točík studied the history of Turzovka and the upper
Kysuce region. He wrote several historical works prepared for printing, but due to the change in political system in
Czechoslovakia in
1948
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, have never been published. He was the first historian of
Kysuce region.
Life
Born in Ústie nad Oravou (extinct village) in the
Árva County
Árva County ( hu, Árva vármegye, la, Comitatus Arvensis, sk, Oravská stolica/župa, german: Komitat Arwa, pl, Komitat Orawa) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 14th century until 1920. Its territory ...
of the
Kingdom of Hungary (present-day
Slovakia). Karol's parents were canvas producers who moved to
Pap in the
Veszprém County. Here young Karol lived from his four years. Primary schools and Gymnasium graduated in Pap.
After studying in
Seminary (''Ószeminárium'') in
Esztergom and later in
Nitra, he worked as a chaplain in
Raková,
Kolárovice
Kolárovice ( hu, Kolaróc) is a village and municipality in Bytča District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 39 ...
,
Nová Bystrica
Nová Bystrica ( hu, Újbeszterce) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662.
Geography
The municipa ...
and Turzovka, where he was appointed as a pastor. He held this position for more than 40 years. During his work in Turzovka, he intensively devoted himself to historical research focusing on the history of Turzovka and Kysuce. He is buried in Turzovka.
Heritage
* The Karol Točík Award, established in 2012 for an extraordinary contribution for research of Kysuce region, or its support in socio-disciplinary disciplines (
archeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
,
history,
ethnography
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...
,
philology,
archival science
Archival science, or archival studies, is the study and theory of building and curating archives, which are collections of documents, recordings and data storage devices.
To build and curate an archive, one must acquire and evaluate recorded m ...
and
auxiliary sciences of history).
*
The Town Museum of Karol Točík in Turzovka, regional museum and first institution of this type in Turzovka.
Work
* ''Cirkevné dejiny Turzovky a celých Kysúc''
* ''Obyvatelia Turzovky, Olešnej, Vysokej, Podvysokej, Dlhej a Turkova roku 1694 – 1702''
* ''Spor hraničný na Kysuciach''
* ''Keď starý Jantulík zomieral''
* ''Tereziánsky urbár 1770 a urbárska regulácia''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tocik, Karol
1890 births
1960 deaths
Slovak Roman Catholic priests
20th-century Slovak historians
Czechoslovak Roman Catholic priests