Hodejov () 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

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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

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of southern

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History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1280 (''Gede''),when the local feudatories the Ratoldoy built a castle in the zone. It successively it belonged to families Ilsvay, Palóczy, Országy and Kubiny. In the 16th century the castle was devastated by

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. In the 18th century the village was ruled by Kubinyi family again. From 1938 to 1944, it was annexed by

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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): 1762-1897 (parish A)

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External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.hodejov.ou.sk/ *http://www.hodejov.gemer.org/ *http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hodejov/hodejov.html
of living people in Hodejov
Villages and municipalities in Rimavská Sobota District {{RimavskáSobota-geo-stub

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