Betlanovce
Betlanovce | |
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Village | |
 Main road in Betlanovce | |
  Betlanovce Location of Betlanovce in Košice Region | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′N 20°23′E / 48.967°N 20.383°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Spišská Nová Ves |
| First mentioned | 1311 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.12[2] km2 (3.91[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 547[3] m (1,795[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 756[1] |
| Postal code | 053 15[3] |
| Area code | +421 53[3] |
| Car plate | SN |
Betlanovce (Hungarian: Betlenfalva) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
[edit]The name "Terra Bethlem", the earth of Bethlem, was mentioned as early as 1260 in a written document. In historical records the village itself was first mentioned in 1311 as "villa Bethlem", meaning a village belonging to Bethlem.
The village was once part of the County of the Ten Lance-bearers (Sedes X lanceatorum), a historical autonomous administrative unit within the wider Spiš county. The County of the Ten Lance-bearers existed between the 12th century and 1802, when it merged with the Spiš county proper. Between 1725 and 1803 this institution resided in Betlanovce.
Geography
[edit]The village lies at an altitude of 546 metres and covers an area of 10.124 km². It has a population of about 638 people.
Cultural monuments
[edit]- Renaissance manor house of the Thurzó family
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1703-1903 (parish B)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1710-1895 (parish B)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
[edit]- http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/betlanovce/betlanovce.html
- http://www.betlanovce.sk
- Surnames of living people in Betlanovce
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