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Municipality in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horné Plachtince (Hungarian: Felsőpalojta) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
Horné Plachtince | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Horné Plachtince in the Banská Bystrica Region | |
Coordinates: 48°14′N 19°17′E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Banská Bystrica |
District | Veľký Krtíš |
First mentioned | 1244 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.53[1] km2 (4.07[1] sq mi) |
Elevation | 243[2] m (797[2] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 206[3] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 991 24[2] |
Area code | +421 47[2] |
Car plate | VK |
Website | www.horne-plachtince.eu |
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1243 (1243 Palahta, Palojtha, 1245 Palahta, Plahta, 1337 Palahta Superior). It belonged to nobles Doboy, Daszcoy and Simonfy. In 1685 it was pillaged by Turks. In 1776 it passed to ecclesiastical Rožňava’s Capitol.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
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