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Municipality in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Horné Zahorany Tóthegymeg
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°28′N 20°01′E / 48.46°N 20.01°E / 48.46; 20.01
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictRimavská Sobota District
First mentioned1323
Area
 • Total5.24 km (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation461 m (1,512 ft)
Population
 • Total104
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code980 26
Area code+421 47
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. "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.

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Municipalities of Rimavská Sobota District
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