Ďurkov () is a

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and

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Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...

in the

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of eastern

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 261 metres and covers an area of 9.921 km². It has a population of 1560 people.

Ethnicity

The population is 99% Slovak in

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Government

The village relies on the Bohdanovce

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and the

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Bidovce Bidovce is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Cat ...

. The district and tax offices are located at

Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

Culture

The village has a small public

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Transport

The nearest

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is located at

Ruskov Ruskov ()Varsík, Branislav. 1984. ''Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku.'' Bratislava: VEDA, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, p. 153. is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Regio ...

, 5 kilometres away and there is bus from Košice arriving during all day and also there is small airport in Bidovce 4 km away.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789-1918 (parish B) * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1912 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1776-1898 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1801-1952 (parish A)

References

External links

of living people in Durkov
Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub