Bunkovce

Location of Sobrance District in the Košice Region

Bunkovce (Hungarian: Bunkós, Rusyn: Бунківцї) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1358. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bunkovce was part of Ung County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary from 1939 to 1944. In the autumn of 1944, the Red Army entered Bunkovce and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 106 metres and covers an area of 7.79 km². It has a population of about 335 people.

Culture

The village has a soccer pitch.

Genealogical resources

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

• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1834–1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/bunkovce/bunkovce.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20131102120940/http://www.bunkovce.sk/
• Surnames of living people in Bunkovce