Fiľakovo

Coordinates: 48°16′06″N 19°49′29″E / 48.26833°N 19.82472°E / 48.26833; 19.82472
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Fiľakovo
Fülek
Town
Fiľakovo town square
Fiľakovo town square
Car plate
LC
Websitewww.filakovo.sk

Fiľakovo (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈfiʎakɔʋɔ]; Hungarian: Fülek, German: Fülleck, Turkish: Filek) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically it was located in Nógrád County, as part of the Nógrád, Novohrad, "Newcastle" region.

Geography

It is located in the Cerová vrchovina hills, in the valley of the Belina brook, located around 20 km (12.43 mi) from the Hungarian city of Salgótarján, 85 km (52.82 mi) from Banská Bystrica, about 150 km (93.21 mi) from Košice and around 220 km (136.70 mi) from Bratislava.

History

The first written record of the town, along with the

Imre Thököly. It was finally passed to Austrians in 1686. After the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 came under the rule of Czechoslovakia. It belonged to Hungary again in years 1938–1945 after the First Vienna Award
.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, ethnic groups included 64.40% Hungarians, 30.19% Slovaks, and 4.03% Roma. The religion make-up was as follows: 77.52% Roman Catholic, 11.82% without denomination, 3.21% not specified and others.[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Fiľakovo is

twinned with:[5][6]

People

Gallery

  • Aerial photography of the castle
    Aerial photography of the castle
  • Fiľakovo castle.
    Fiľakovo castle.
  • Fiľakovo viewed from the castle.
    Fiľakovo viewed from the castle.

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  5. ^ "Družobné mestá". filakovo.sk (in Slovak). Fiľakovo. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. ^ "Zasadnutie mestského zastupiteľstva 20. júna 2019". filakovo.sk (in Slovak). Fiľakovo. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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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): 1700-1893 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1800-1895 (parish B)

External links

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