Blatné Remety

Location of Sobrance District in the Košice Region

Blatné Remety (Hungarian: Sárosremete, Rusyn: Блатны Реметы) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1340. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Blatné Remety was part of Ung County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary from 1939 to 1944. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Blatné Remety and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 103 metres and covers an area of 6.228 km2. It has a population of about 500 people.

Culture

The village has a public library a gym and a football pitch

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834–1895 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1797–1916 (parish B)

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