Držkovce

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Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region
Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region

Držkovce (Hungarian: Deresk) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1243 as a royal dominion (1243 Durusk, 1318 Dursk, Dersk, Deresk, 1565 Drskowecz). In 1318 it belonged to feudatories Bebek. In 1551 it had to pay tributes to Turks. In the XVIII century it passed to Csáky and in XIX century to Coburg. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary.

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Coordinates: 48°33′N, 20°14′E

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