Čamovce

Roman Catholic church in Čamovce

Location of Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region

Čamovce (before 1948 Čoma;Hungarian: Csoma, (during WWII) Csomatelke ) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

The village arose in the 12th century. It was first mentioned in 1240 (Chama) . It belonged to Hajnáčka and, successively, to the families Feledyi, Lorantfy, Vecsény and Vay. It suffered under Turkish attacks; the Turks imposed to the village to pay taxes in the form of wood and horseshoes. Turkish incursion ended only in 1683, when the Turks burned the village down. From 1938 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary under the First Vienna Award.

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): 1787-1898 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.camovce.gemer.org/
• http://www.camovce.ou.sk/
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/camovce/camovce.html
• Surnames of living people in Camovce

Municipalities of Lučenec District Lučenec Fiľakovo Ábelová Belina Biskupice Boľkovce Budiná Bulhary Buzitka Čakanovce Čamovce Divín Dobroč Fiľakovské Kováče Gregorova Vieska Halič Holiša Jelšovec Kalonda Kotmanová Lehôtka Lentvora Lipovany Lovinobaňa Lupoč Ľuboreč Mašková Mikušovce Mučín Mýtna Nitra nad Ipľom Nové Hony Panické Dravce Pinciná Píla Pleš Podrečany Polichno Praha Prša Radzovce Rapovce Ratka Ružiná Stará Halič Šiatorská Bukovinka Šurice Šávoľ Šíd Tomášovce Točnica Trebeľovce Trenč Tuhár Veľká nad Ipľom Veľké Dravce Vidiná

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Coordinates: 48°15′N 19°53′E / 48.250°N 19.883°E / 48.250; 19.883