Milhosť
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| General Information | |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice-okolie |
| Location | 48° 32' N. 21° 16' E. |
| Altitude | 166 metres |
| Area | 7,782 km² |
| Population | 373 |
| Density | 48 people/km² |
| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| Official Address | |
| Address | Milhosť 6 |
| ZIP code | 044 58 |
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| Slovakia´s calling code | +421 |
| District calling code | 055 |
| Telephone | 696 27 94 |
| Fax | 696 27 94 |
| Government | |
| Major | Ing. Vojtech Gálffy |
| Official language | Slovak |
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Milhosť (German: Mitterdeutschdorf, Mühlgast; Hungarian: Miglécnémeti) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. Is situated 21 km far from Slovakia's second biggest city-Košice. Milhosť is surrounded by two neighbouring villages Kechnec and Seňa. Moreover it is a border crossing village between Hungary (Tornyosnémeti) and Slovakia (Milhosť).
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[edit] History
The first historical records of Milhosť are from [1220]. At this time German colonists were living in this are who came during the years 1205-1209 A.D. The village hadn't been an independent ham in the 13th century. It was just a settlement which belonged to a village called Középnémeti. The first written record of Milhosť appears in the 14th century. There was mentioned a St. Michael´s chapel from 1322 in that script, however its place is not know nowadays. The name of the village was changing during the years. It varied from Felsekysnemethy to its present form Milhosť. Village names:
- 1403- Felsekysnemethy, Myglez
- 1405- Kysnemety, Mikliz
- 1415- Kis Németi, Miglész
- 1427- Migles
- 1512- Kis Nemethi
- 1523- Migleznemethy
- 1746- Miglécz
- 1773- 1786, 1790, 1808- Miglécz
- 1863- 1902, 1920- 1938- Migléc
- 1907-1913, 1938- 1945- Miglécnémeti
- 1945- 1947 Migléc
- 1948- 1964 Milhosť
- 1964- 1985 Hraničná pri Hornáde/border crossing village next to Hornád/ (Milhosť + Kechnec)
- 1993 Milhosť (gained its independence), Migléc
Only Germans were living in this are till 1500 AD. At the beginning of the 16th century Hungarian families arrived as a result the number of the German population decreased. There are no records of German families after 1600 AD but there was an increase in Slovak settlers. In 1720 AD the number of Hungarian and Slovak inhabitants was equal. The arrival of first Jews begin with the year 1787 and Roma people with the year 1850.
[edit] Coat of arms
The seal of Milhosť is originated from the year 1839 with the inscription „Miglécz helység petsétye 1839“ (seal of the village Milhosť 1839) The village's coat of arms, from the 1990´s, was made according to the seal's pattern.
Two men can be seen on the coat of arms standing on green grass with hats on their heads. One of them is holding a flail and the other one a scythe. A share and a coulter are placed between them , which are golden coloured. A golden sun is shining between the men on red background.
[edit] The Graveyard
The Graveyard in Milhosť is divided between 3 owners: the western part belongs to the municipality, the left one to the Catholic church and the right to the Reformed church. A mortuary is part of the cemetery since 28. Aug. 1994.
There can be found graves with old ornamented wooden tombstones called as „gombfa“. Three types of those tomb-stones were used among the Reformed: different ones for men, women and children. Catholics used wooden crosses. Stone tomb-stones also can be seen from the years 1899, 1900, 1906...
Skulls are carved on the top of a pair of tomb stones with an opening, belongs to the oldest ones in the graveyard. Because of their conditions writings can not be read on them. A Jewish cemetery is part of the municipality too. Not many people know about it that's why it is not cared about.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 166 metres and covers an area of 7.782 km². It has a population of 344 people (2001).
[edit] Ethnicity
Approximately half of the population is Slovak (54.9%) in ethnicity, the other half is Magyar (41.8%) and Roma people.
[edit] Culture
The village has a public library and a petrol station.
A non-professional drama club functions in the village, named as CSEMADOK (Csehszlovákiai Magyar Dolgozók Kulturális Szövetsége / Czechoslovak Hungarian Workers´ Cultural Association), with around 10-15 Hungarian speaking members. A variety is performed by them each winter to entertain the villagers. A couple of the members are invited to various occasion to the neighbouring villages, to Hungarian villages as well, to perform small plays or sing.
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