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Municipality in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Abovce Abafalva
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°16′N 20°17′E / 48.27°N 20.28°E / 48.27; 20.28
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1339
Area
 • Total8.20 km (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation159 m (522 ft)
Population
 • Total640
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code980 44
Area code+421 47
Car plateRS
Websitewww.obecabovce.sk

Abovce (Hungarian: Abafalva) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The village retains its agricultural character. Most important sightseeing is a village manor house.

History

In 2010 had been the settlement from the Bronze Age. In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1339 (Abafalwa) when it belonged to the local noble family Abaffy. In 1380 name of the village is Hanua. In 15th and 16th centuries it suffered devastation and afterwards many epidemics beat its inhabitants. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary under the First Vienna Award. In the village are community centre, mourning house, elementary school, kindergarten, espresso bar and petrol station.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): ????-???? (parish: Putnok, Hungary)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1730-1895
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1778-1899
  • Census records 1869 of Abovce are not available at the state archive.

See also

References

  1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Statistical Office of the slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. "V Abovciach našli sídlisko z doby bronzovej". 14 June 2010.

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Municipalities of Rimavská Sobota District
Slovakia


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