Drienčany () 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
Rimavská Sobota District
Rimavská Sobota District (''okres Rimavská Sobota'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
The district was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. The population density is approximat ...
of the
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...
of southern
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records from 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 ...
, the village was first mentioned in 1291 (''Drenchen'') when it was owned by the
''gens'' Balog. Later the Hungarian
Derencsényi family obtained the lordship. The castle had been built here and it until the end of 17th century. In the 15th century the castle was conquered by
John Jiskra. In 16th century Drienčany had been devastated, village became populated in the beginning of 18th century. Inhabitants had been engaged in agriculture, basketry, wax production and 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): 1829-1887 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1698-1895 (parish A)
See also
*
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/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/driencany/driencany.html
*http://www.tourist-channel.sk/driencany/
*http://mek.oszk.hu/09500/09536/html/0008/30.html
Surnames of living people in Driencany
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District
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