Babinec, Slovakia

Babinec
Babinec
Village
	Sign Vitajte v Babinci (Welcome to The Place of Girls, Women)
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	Coordinates: 48°30′43″N 20°00′17″E / 48.51194°N 20.00472°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Rimavská Sobota
First mentioned	1407
Area
• Total	4.913094 km2 (1.896956 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	69
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 26
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	RS
Website	www.babinec.info

Babinec (Hungarian: Babarét) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.^[1] Locals are now engaged in agriculture and fruit growing. The village is home to a classical lutheran church from the 18th century.

History

A Bronze Age treasure has been excavated in the village. The current village arose in the 13th century from an older settlement. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1407 as Babalawka. It belonged to the noble families Derencsényi and Széchy. In the 17th century it passed to the Muráň town. Inhabitants had been engaged in agriculture and fruit growing, in winter in basketry and in production of tools for agriculture and weaving.

Etymology

The village belongs to places with quaint names in Slovakia. In Slovak, Babinec "A place of girls, women". Even today in there are more women than men in the village.^[2] Every year the mayor organises a gathering of people with the surname Babinec.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1769-1851
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1770-1866 (parish: B), 1867-1896 (parish: C)
Census records 1869 of Babinec are not available at the state archive.

References

^ "Statistical Office of the slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ "Slovenské obce s kurióznymi názvami: Dnes Banskobystrický kraj". 14 November 2011.

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[1] "Statistical Office of the slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[2] "Slovenské obce s kurióznymi názvami: Dnes Banskobystrický kraj". 14 November 2011.

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