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Municipality in Košice Region, Slovakia
Bystrany
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°57′N 20°46′E / 48.95°N 20.77°E / 48.95; 20.77
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned1268
Area
 • Total7.82 km (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 • Total3,957
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code536 2
Area code+421 53
Car plateSN
Websitewww.obecbystrany.sk

Bystrany (Hungarian: Ágostháza) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268.

Demographics

The vast majority of the local population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 80% of the local population.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 415 metres and covers an area of 7.819 km. It has a population of about 2740 people.

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): 1779-1896 (parish A)

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.

External links

Municipalities of Spišská Nová Ves District
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