Čamovce (before 1948: ; , earlier: ) is a
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 ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Lučenec District in the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of
Slovakia
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.
History
The village arose in the 12th century. It was first mentioned in 1240 (''Chama'') . It belonged to
Hajnáčka and, successively, to the families Feledyi, Lorantfy, Vecsény and Vay. It suffered under
Turkish attacks; the Turks imposed to the village to pay taxes in the form of wood and horseshoes. Turkish incursion ended only in 1683, when the Turks burned the village down. From 1938 to 1944 it briefly returned to
Hungary
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under the
First Vienna Award
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.
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): 1787-1898 (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
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.camovce.gemer.org/
*http://www.camovce.ou.sk/
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/camovce/camovce.html
of living people in Camovce
Villages and municipalities in Lučenec District
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