Búč (Hungarian: Búcs) is a village and municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
Búč
Búcs | |
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 Protestant church in the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Búč Location of Búč in the Nitra Region  Búč Location of Búč in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′29″N 18°26′48″E / 47.80806°N 18.44667°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Komárno District |
| First mentioned | 1208 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | János Karkó |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,118 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 946 35[2] |
| Area code | +421 35[2] |
| Car plate | KN |
| Website | www.obecbuc.sk |
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 118 metres and covers an area of 31.501 km². It has a population of about 1200 people.
History
editIn the 9th century, the territory of Búč became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Búč once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.
Ethnicity
editFacilities
editThe village has a public library, a gym and a football pitch.
Genealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1741-1910 (parish B)
- Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1923 (parish A)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Buc
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