Dolná Strehová
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  Dolná Strehová Location of Dolná Strehová in the Banská Bystrica Region  Dolná Strehová Location of Dolná Strehová in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 19°30′E / 48.250°N 19.500°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Veľký Krtíš |
| First mentioned | 1245 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 991 02 |
| Area code | +421-47 |
| Car plate | VK |
| Website | www.dolnastrehova.sk |
Dolná Strehová (Hungarian: Alsósztregova) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
Etymology
[edit]The name comes from Slavic strъg-, strěg-: to watch, to guard.[1] 1245 de villa Stregowa, 1250 Stregoa, 1310 de Strigua, 1349 poss. Stregoua, 1393 Ztregua, 1461 Stregwa, 1487 Ztrehowa, 1808 sk. Dolnj Střehowá, hu. Asló-Sztregova and sk. Hornj Střehowá, hu. Felső-Sztregova.[1]
History
[edit]The village belonged to many feudatory families. In 1534 it passed to Léva town (today Levice, Slovakia). In the 18th century it belonged to the Esterházy family. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, it became part of the newly formed Czechsolovakia. In 1938, by the First Vienna Award, it was returned to Hungary until the end of World War II, when it became part of Czechsolovakia again. Since 1993, it is part of Slovakia.
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1811-1899 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1815-1897 (parish A)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Varsik, Branislav (1990). Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 69–70. ISBN 80-224-0163-3.
External links
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Media related to Dolná Strehová at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolna-strehova/dolna-strehova.html
- Surnames of living people in Dolna Strehova
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