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Babiná

Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°06′E / 48.433°N 19.100°E / 48.433; 19.100
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Babiná
Municipality
Babiná is located in Banská Bystrica Region
Babiná
Babiná
Location of Babiná in the Banská Bystrica Region
Babiná is located in Slovakia
Babiná
Babiná
Location of Babiná in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°06′E / 48.433°N 19.100°E / 48.433; 19.100
Country Slovakia
RegionBanská Bystrica
DistrictZvolen
First mentioned1254
Area
 • Total22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Elevation
418 m (1,371 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
962 61 (pošta Dobrá Niva)
Area code421-45
Car plateZV
Websitewww.babina.sk

Babiná (German: Frauenstuhl; Hungarian: Bábaszék) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia

History

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In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1254. In 1270 German colonists settled here. It belonged to Dobrá Niva. in the 16th century it had to pay tributes to Turks. In the 17th century, it belonged to the Esterházy family. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Babiná was part of Zólyom County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1731-1896 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1791-1895 (parish A)
  • Census records 1869 of Babina are not available at the state archive.

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