Horňa

Location of Sobrance District in the Košice Region
Church of the Assumption in Horňa

Horňa (Hungarian: Katlanos, Rusyn: Горня) 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 1417. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Horňa 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. On 23 November 1944, the Red Army entered Horňa and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 144 metres and covers an area of 6.734 km². It has a population of about 390 people.

Culture

The village has a public library.

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): 1834–1910 (parish B)

See also

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