Hačava
Hačava (1409 Hach, Bognerhey) (German: Wagnerhau; Hungarian: Ájfalucska) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
[edit]First mention of the village is to be found in records dating back to 1409 when it was funded by German settlers driven here by a certain Master Wagner. In the 16th century it belonged to the noble family of Széchy. During that period, it was destroyed by Turks and suffered greatly because of the Polish-Lithuanian War. The place remained almost deserted. In the 18th century some Rusyn colonists contributed to repopulate the village.
Geography
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The village lies at an altitude of 660 meters and covers an area of 36.918 km2. It has a population of about 225 people. It lies in Hajska-dolina underneath Jeleni Vrch. There is a bike trail available that begins at the town of Moldava-nad-Bodvou, travelling through the nearby village of Haj and ends at Knizna Polona.[1] It is surrounded by a mountainous forest area and a cave is located a few kilometres away.
Genealogical resources
[edit]Records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1926 (parish A)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Obec Hacava". Slovensky-Kras.eu. OZ Turizmus Vychodne Slovensko. 2008–2016.
External links
[edit]- [1] Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Surnames of living people in Hacava
48°40′03″N 20°50′07″E / 48.66750°N 20.83528°E
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