Horné Zahorany

Municipality in Slovakia

48°27′40″N 20°0′38″E / 48.46111°N 20.01056°E / 48.46111; 20.01056Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictRimavská SobotaFirst mentioned1323Area

• Total5.23^[2] km² (2.02^[2] sq mi)Elevation

461^[3] m (1,512^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total115^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

980 26^[3]

Area code+421 47^[3]Car plateRSWebsitewww.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)

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.