Drienčany

Drienčany
Village
Protestant church in Drienčany
Drienčany Location of Drienčany in the Banská Bystrica Region Drienčany Location of Drienčany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°28′N 20°04′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Rimavská Sobota
First mentioned	1291
Area
• Total	11.002552 km2 (4.248109 sq mi)
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	248
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	980 23
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	RS
Website	www.driencany.sk

Drienčany (Hungarian: Derencsény) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

History

In historical records from the Kingdom of Hungary, the village was first mentioned in 1291 (Drenchen) when it was owned by the gens Balog. Later the Hungarian Derencsényi family obtained the lordship. The castle had been built here and it until the end of 17th century. In the 15th century the castle was conquered by John Jiskra. In 16th century Drienčany had been devastated, village became populated in the beginning of 18th century. Inhabitants had been engaged in agriculture, basketry, wax production and livestock breeding.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1829-1887 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1698-1895 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• Media related to Drienčany at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/driencany/driencany.html
• http://www.tourist-channel.sk/driencany/
• http://mek.oszk.hu/09500/09536/html/0008/30.html
• Surnames of living people in Driencany