Bzovík () is a village and municipality in the
Krupina District
Krupina District (''okres Krupina'') is a district in
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was in the county of Kingdom of Hungary Hont County
Hont County was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom o ...
of the
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...
of
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1135 (''Bozouk'') when the noble
Lampert Hont-Pázmány founded a
Cistercian
The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...
abbey here. In 1433 Bzovík was destroyed by
Hussites
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upright=1.2, The Lands of the Bohemian Crown during the Hussite Wars. The movement began during the Prag ...
and in the mid-15th century by commanders from the Krupina Castle. From 1530 to 1567 it belonged to Žigmund Balaša (Hungarian: Zsigmond
Balassa Balassa is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bálint Balassa (1554–1594), Hungarian poet
** Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award, Hungarian literary award
* Béla Balassa (1928–1991), Hungarian economist
** Bala ...
). 1567 – 1658 it belonged to the landowners Fánchy and in 1678 it passed to the
Jesuits
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of
Esztergom
Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...
.
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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): 1686-1895 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1895 (parish B)
See also
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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
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20061017150446/http://www.regionhont.sk/index.php?session=0&action=readtp&id=1103323241
*http://www.hrady.sk/?castle=12
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070223065243/http://www.bzovik.sk/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070731211521/http://www.muzeum.sk/default.php?obj=mesto&ix=bz
of living people in Bzovik
Villages and municipalities in Krupina District
Castles in Slovakia
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