Hodkovce

Hodkovce is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1318.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 323 metres and covers an area of 7.573 km². It has a population of about 250 people.

Culture

Hodkovce has a single Roman Catholic temple, built in 1832 in classicistic style with baroque motives.^[1] The temple contains a few relics from the nineteenth century; for example, an oil painting of the Lord's sacrifition (Karol Völck, 1820) and a sculpture of st. Anna, Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus (polychrome, woodcarving).^[2]

References

^ E-obce.sk (in Slovak; http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hodkovce/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html)
^ Krajské stredisko štátnej pamiatkovej starostlivosti a ochrany prírody v Prešove, Pamiatky východoslovenského kraja v štátnych zoznamoch. Košice : Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo, 1969. (in Slovak)

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1761-1907 (parish B)
Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1870-1902 (parish B)

External links

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[1] E-obce.sk (in Slovak; http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hodkovce/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html)

[2] Krajské stredisko štátnej pamiatkovej starostlivosti a ochrany prírody v Prešove, Pamiatky východoslovenského kraja v štátnych zoznamoch. Košice : Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo, 1969. (in Slovak)

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