Bačkov (; ) is a village and municipality in the
Trebišov District
Trebišov District (, ; ) is a Districts of Slovakia, district in
the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian county of Zemplén County, Ze ...
in the
Košice Region
The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...
of eastern
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 198 metres and covers an area of 27.675 km².
It has a population of about 620 people.
Notable person
* The botanist and entomologist
Imre Frivaldszky
Emerich Frivaldszky von Frivald (6 February 1799 – 19 October 1870), known as Imre Frivaldszky, was a Hungarian botanist and entomologist.
Biography
Born into a family of landed gentry, Frivaldszky studied at the gymnasiums in Sátoraljaú ...
(1799-1870) was born in Bačkov (then Bacskó, Hungary).
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in
Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...
().
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1727–1895
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1841–1880 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783–1895
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1749–1896
* Census records 1869 of Backov are available at the state archive.
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
Surnames of living people in Backov
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Villages and municipalities in Trebišov District
Zemplín (region)