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Dolné Plachtince

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Municipality
	St. Martin's Church
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	Coordinates: 48°12′N 19°19′E / 48.20°N 19.32°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Veľký Krtíš District
First mentioned	1337
Area
• Total	9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	602
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	991 24
Area code	+421 47
Car plate	VK
Website	www.dolneplachtince.sk/wp/

Dolné Plachtince (Hungarian: Alsópalojta) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1337 (Palahta Inferior). It belonged to nobles Dacsoy, Lukay and Simonfy. In 1776 it passed to ecclesiastical Rožňava’s Capitol.

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): 1689-1900 (parish A)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1712-1936 (parish B)

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.