Cinobaňa (, ) 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

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in the

Poltár District Poltár District (''okres Poltár'') is a district in the south of the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, U ...

in 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 ...

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. It belongs to the largest municipalities in

, together with Málinec.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1279 as a miner village (1276 ''Villa Suine'', 1342 ''Schiuina,'' 1393 ''Zennabanya'', 1460 ''Zwinyebanya''). It belonged to Somoskő Castle. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by Turks. Before the establishment of independent

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in 1918, it was part of

Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest ( ...

within the

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. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the

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Economy

Part of Cinobaňa municipality are also villages Katarínska Huta and Turičky and the settlements Hrnčiarky and Žihľava. In Katarínska Huta was in 1836

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work constructed, which was overtaken by Ján Kožuch in 1854. Ján Kožuch established here in 1847 a small

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work, which was in 1854 overtaken by Kuchyňka family. Both factories still exist, but a part of the larger companies. The village is popular for organising several

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festivals and events.

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): 1776-1905 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1769-1918 (parish A)

References

External links

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Official homepage
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/cinobana/cinobana.html *http://novohrad.sme.sk/lok/cinobana/

Villages and municipalities in Poltár District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub

History

Economy

Genealogical resources

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