Bajany (; ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Michalovce District Michalovce District (''okres Michalovce'') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the e ...

in the

Košice Region The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...

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History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1370. Before the establishment of independent

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

in 1918, it was part of Ung County within the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the newly-established

Slovak Republic Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's ...

. From 1939 to 1944, it belonged to

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

as a result of the

Slovak–Hungarian War The Slovak–Hungarian War, or Little War (, ), was a war fought from 23 March to 31 March 1939 between the First Slovak Republic and Hungary in eastern Slovakia. Prelude After the Munich Pact, which weakened Czech lands to the west, Hungari ...

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of and covers an area of (2020-06-30/-07-01).

Population

It has a population of 452 people (2020-12-31).

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

(). * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1869-1896 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792-1896 * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): missing records 1800s (parish A) * Census records 1869 of Bajany are available at the state archive.(UNG county...)

Gallery

File:Bajany church.JPG, Reformed church in Bajany, built in the Gothic Revival style, est. 1936 File:Bajánháza13.JPG, Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in Bajany, est. 1992 File:Bajánháza09.JPG, Primary school in Bajany File:Bajánháza10.JPG, Kindergarten in Bajany File:Bajánháza03.JPG, Cemetery in Bajany File:Bajánháza07.JPG, Traditional ribbed wagon on public display

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Villages and municipalities in Michalovce District {{Michalovce-geo-stub