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Horné Zahorany

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Municipality
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	Horné Zahorany Location of Horné Zahorany in the Banská Bystrica Region Horné Zahorany Location of Horné Zahorany in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°28′N 20°01′E / 48.46°N 20.01°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Rimavská Sobota District
First mentioned	1323
Area
• Total	5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	461 m (1,512 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	104
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 26
Area code	+421 47
Car plate	RS
Website	www.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

^ "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.