Chminianske Jakubovany

Location of Prešov District in the Prešov Region.

Chminianske Jakubovany (Hungarian: Jakabvágása) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1334.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 443 metres and covers an area of 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[1]

Population

It has a population of about 2,623 people (2020-12-31).[2] The vast majority of the local population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 90% of the local population.[3]

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792–1895 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825–1898 (parish B)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1753–1895 (parish A)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.

48°59′N 21°00′E / 48.983°N 21.000°E / 48.983; 21.000


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