Háj () is a village and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Košice-okolie District
Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...
in the
Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
The first mention about Háj is from 1357 and 1409. In last decades
of 18th century was property of
family Keglevich.
In the year 1715, there were 14 lieges families.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of and covers an area of . It has a population of about 280 people.
Monuments
*''Guardian Angel - Angel from movie: Behind Enemy Lines''
*''Háj's waterfalls''
*''Major's house with boardinghouse''
*''Roman & Evangelich church''
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1711-1899 (parish B)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1902 (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
Surnames of living people in Haj
Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District
First Vienna Award
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