Ábelová

Ábelová
Municipality
Lutheran church in Ábelová
Ábelová Location of Ábelová in the Banská Bystrica Region Ábelová Location of Ábelová in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°25′N 19°26′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Lučenec
First mentioned	1275
Area
• Total	52.17 km2 (20.14 sq mi)
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	985 13
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	LC
Website	www.abelova.sk

Ábelová (earlier also Abelová, Jabelová; Hungarian: Ábelfalva, before 1907 Abellehota, before 1873 Abelova) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

The village arose in the early 13th century. In historical records, it was first mentioned in 1275 (Abelfeuld). It belonged to Halič and until the 16th century partly also to Divín.

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): 1755-1898
• Lutheran church records(births/marriages/deaths): 1736-1895 (parish A)
• Census records 1869 of Abelova are not available at the state archive.

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• Media related to Ábelová at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/abelova/abelova.html
• Surnames of living people in Abelova