Bačka () is a village and municipality in the

Trebišov District Trebišov District (, ; ) is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian county of Zemplén County, Ze ...

in the

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of eastern

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214 as Bocskay family's property. It was recorded in 1214 as ''Becheka'', in 1299 as ''Bachka'', in 1323 ''Buchka'', and in 1332 as ''Bachka''). Until 1918 and 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 ...

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 104 metres and covers an area of 9.578 km². It has a population of about 600 people.

Ethnicity

The village is 100% Hungarian.

Facilities

The village has a public library

Genealogical resources

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

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 ...

(). * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1719–1922 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1795–1905 * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1809–1929 (parish A) * Census records 1869 of Backa are available at the state archive.

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Surnames of living people in Backa
Villages and municipalities in Trebišov District Zemplín (region) {{Trebišov-geo-stub