Bušovce (German: Bauschendorf[5]) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern central Slovakia.
Bušovce | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Bušovce Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 20°29′00″E / 49.21667°N 20.48333°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.03[2] km2 (3.49[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 592[3] m (1,942[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 297[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 059 93[3] |
| Area code | +421 52[3] |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
The municipality lies at an altitude of 593 meters and covers an area of 9.03 km2. It has a population of 306 people (as of 31 December 2015).[citation needed]
History edit
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286.
In 1910 the village had 441 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession.[6] It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. At the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.[7]
Economy and infrastructure edit
Most important sights to see are the evangelical neo gothic and Roman Catholic gothic churches and a baroque manor house.
Genealogical resources edit
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia.
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1899 (parish A)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1822-1925 (parish B)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Im Strom der Zeit: Bauschendorf, Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Magyar statisztikai Közlemények, 1910. Évi Népszámlálás. A népesség főbb adatai Községek és népesebb puszták, telepek szerint. (Budapest 1912) 248-249
- ^ Das Schicksalsjahr der Karpatendeutschen, Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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