Brežany

Brežany, Prešov District

Brežany, Prešov District

Village in Slovakia

Brežany (Rusyn: Брежаны; Hungarian: Sárosbuják) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

For other similarly named places, see Brezany.
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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1329.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 390 metres and covers an area of 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[4] It has a population of about 199 people (2020-12-31).[5]

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1798–1897 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825–1898 (parish B)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1753–1895 (parish B)

See also

References

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    "Hustota obyvateľstva – obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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    "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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    "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia – obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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    "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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    "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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