Bíňa () is a

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and village in the

Nové Zámky District Nové Zámky District (''okres Nové Zámky'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the area of the district was split between several counties of the Kingdom of Hungary: the largest area in the north formed part o ...

in the

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of south-west

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Geography

The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²).

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135 written as Byn. Earlier the Romans built a fortress here and in 173 emperor

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wrote his famous diary in this region during the wars against

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in the

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. Later, after the foundation of the Árpád age Hungary, king

Stephen I of Hungary Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( ; ; ; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038. The year of his bi ...

gave the region to Bény, son of Hont, the count of the county Hont. During the time of early Christianity every 10 villages was ordered to build a church. Several rotunda have been built in this time, among others the rotunda of Bény, too. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Bíňa in the romanesque style. An earlier built rotunda stands before the two tower abbey church. The patrocinium of the rotunda is ''The 12 Apostles''. Such patrocinium of a rotunda was at village Apostag at the

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. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (; ; ; ), often referred to in Hungary as the Peace Dictate of Trianon or Dictate of Trianon, was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference. It was signed on the one side by Hungary ...

. Between 1938 and 1945 Bíňa once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the

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. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of

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. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

It has a population of about 1464 people. According to last census in Slovakia 2011 it has 82.72% Hungarian, 13.11% Slovak and 0.48% Romani.

Facilities

The village has a

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and

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Gallery

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References

* Gervers-Molnár Vera: ''A középkori Magyarország rotundái''. (''Romanesque Round Churches of Medieval Hungary'') (Művészettörténeti Füzetek, 4.) Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1972.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1724-1895 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1953 (parish B)

External links

Homepage of Bina (Bény)Information about Bina (Bény)Bina (Bény) in Slovakia MapSlovakiatourism.skBasic informationSlovenské hradyBina (Bény)in the website homepage of istergranum.utikonyvem.huBíňa – Nové Zámky okolieBíňa, Vybrané štatistické dáta zo SODB 2011, Obyvateľstvo podľa národnosti
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