Boľkovce (before 1948: ; or ) is a village and municipality in the
Lučenec District
Lučenec District (''okres Lučenec'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the district belonged to the Novohrad county, with a small area around the villages of Šíd, Čamovce and Šurice ...
in the
Banská Bystrica Region
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of
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records, the
village
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was first mentioned in 1320 and 1435 as ''Bolk'' (1467 ''Bwlyk'', 1481 ''Bolyk''). In 1481, it belonged to
Divín Castle lords and later on to the Somoskő lords. In the mid-16th century it was occupied and destroyed by the
Ottoman Turks
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, from 1938 to 1945 by
Hungary
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.
Climate
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): 1802-1895 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)
See also
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List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Surnames of living people in Bolkovce
Villages and municipalities in Lučenec District
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