Devičie

Municipality in Slovakia
48°19′N 19°02′E / 48.317°N 19.033°E / 48.317; 19.033Country SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictKrupinaFirst mentioned1256Elevation
254 m (833 ft)Population
 (2016)
 • Total301Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
962 65 (pošta Hontianske Nemce)
Area code421-45Car plateKAWebsitedevicie-obec.webnode.sk

Devičie (Hungarian: Devicse) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Starostom je Roman Lenhard.

History

Settlements from the Bronze Age and Thracian and Hallstatt finds have been made here.

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1256 when King Béla IV resettled persons from Devičie to Hontianske Nemce. In the 16th century it belonged to Čabraď castle (Kőváry and Terjény families).

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): 1828-1895 (parish B)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1895 (parish A)

See also

External links

  • Media related to Devičie at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070428141121/http://www.regionhont.sk/index.php?session=0&action=read&click=open&article=1103469694
  • Surnames of living people in Devicie


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