Bušovce

Bušovce
Municipality
Bušovce is located in Slovakia
Bušovce
Bušovce
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 20°29′00″E / 49.21667°N 20.48333°E / 49.21667; 20.48333
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictKežmarok
First mentioned1345
Area
 • Total9.03[2] km2 (3.49[2] sq mi)
Elevation
592[3] m (1,942[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total297[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
059 93[3]
Area code+421 52[3]
Websitewww.obecbusovce.sk (in Slovak)

Bušovce (German: Bauschendorf[5]) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern central Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 593 meters and covers an area of 9.03 km2. It has a population of 306 people (as of 31 December 2015).[citation needed]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286.

In 1910 the village had 441 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession.[6] It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. At the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.[7]

Economy and infrastructure

Most important sights to see are the evangelical neo gothic and Roman Catholic gothic churches and a baroque manor house.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia.

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1899 (parish A)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1822-1925 (parish B)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ Im Strom der Zeit: Bauschendorf, Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. ^ Magyar statisztikai Közlemények, 1910. Évi Népszámlálás. A népesség főbb adatai Községek és népesebb puszták, telepek szerint. (Budapest 1912) 248-249
  7. ^ Das Schicksalsjahr der Karpatendeutschen, Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links

  • Official website
  • Surnames of living people in Busovce


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