Blatné Revištia (, ) is a village and municipality in the
Sobrance District
Sobrance District () is a district in
the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
It is the easternmost district of the Košice Region. Sobrance district borders Michalovce District, Prešov Region and Ukraine. It lies mainly on a lowlands of Easter ...
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 east
Slovakia
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.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1244. Before the establishment of independent
Czechoslovakia
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in 1918, Blatné Revištia was part of
Ung County within the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the
Slovak Republic. In the autumn of 1944, the
Red Army
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entered Blatné Revištia and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 5.155 km².
It has a population of about 215 people.
Culture
The village has a public library.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834–1895 (parish A)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1797–1916 (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.blatnerevistia.ocu.sk
Surnames of living people in Blatne Revistia
Villages and municipalities in Sobrance District
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