Horné Zahorany
Municipality
Horné Zahorany is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Horné Zahorany
Horné Zahorany
Location of Horné Zahorany in the Banská Bystrica Region
Horné Zahorany is located in Slovakia
Horné Zahorany
Horné Zahorany
Location of Horné Zahorany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 20°0′38″E / 48.46111°N 20.01056°E / 48.46111; 20.01056
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictRimavská Sobota
First mentioned1323
Area
  Total5.23[1] km2 (2.02[1] sq mi)
Elevation
461[2] m (1,512[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total115[3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
980 26[2]
Area code+421 47[2]
Car plateRS
Websitewww.hornezahorany.sk

Horné Zahorany (Hungarian: Tóthegymeg) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Village is a birthplace of Slovak writer Ľudovít Kubáni. Among the cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical church and a belfry from 1790.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1323 (1323 Hegmeg, 1773 Zahorany). In 1566 it was pillaged and it had been so devastated, that later locals settled a new village on a new place. Inhabitants had been engaged in livestock breeding.

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): 1769-1851 (parish B)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1903 (parish B)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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.



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