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Abrahámovce, Bardejov District
Abrahámovce (Rusyn: Абрагамовцї, Ukrainian: Абрагамовце, Hungarian: Ábrahámfalva) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 265 metres and covers an area of 5.899 km. It has a population of about 342 people. The village is about 99% Slovak. The village has a public library and a football pitch.

Names and etymology

The name comes from a Slavic personal name Obran, later it was incorrectly associated with the biblical Abraham. In the 15th–16th centuries the name was recorded as Abranfalua (one record), Abran (the most frequent version) or Abraham (only from the second half of the 16th century).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Abrahámovce - Okres Bardejov - E-OBCE.sk".
  6. ^ "Home". abrahamovce.sk.
  7. ^ Uličný, Ferdinand (1990). Dejiny osídlenia Šariša. Košice: Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo. p. 13. ISBN 80-85174-03-0.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Prešov (Slovak: Štátny archív v Prešove).

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1732-1895
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1800-1895
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1732-1895
  • Census records 1869 of Abrahamovce are available at the state archive.


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