Budkovce (Hungarian: Butka [ˈbutkɒ]) a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1319. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 19.83 km2 (7.66 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[1]
Ethnicity
editThe population is almost entirely Slovak in ethnicity.
Population
editIts population is 1,508 people (2020-12-31).[2]
Government
editThe village relies on the tax and district offices, police force and fire brigade at Michalovce although the village has its own birth registry.
Economy
editThe village has a post office, a Slovak bank and insurance company and a number of food stores.
Sports
editGenealogical resources
editThe records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Presov, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1850-1895 (parish A)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1756-1904 (parish B)
- Reformed church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1938 (parish B)
Gallery
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Holy Trinity church (est. 14th century) in Budkovce -
Memorial to the executed victims of the 1831 East Slovak Peasant Uprising -
Standard gauge and broad gauge railway and broad gauge freight station in Budkovce
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
External links
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Budkovce
48°38′N 21°56′E / 48.633°N 21.933°E
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