Chanava
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Chanava (earlier Hanava, Hanva; Hungarian: Hanva) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
[edit] History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 as Honua (1295 Hanua) as property of a monastery. In the 15th century it was the seat of the local noble family "Hanva", since the mid-16th century the "Hanvay", later on the "Darvasy" etc.
[edit] External links
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.chanava.ou.sk/
- http://www.chanava.gemer.org/
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