Bušovce (German: Bauschendorf^[4]) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern central Slovakia.

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Bušovce
Municipality
Bušovce Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 20°29′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Kežmarok
First mentioned	1345
Area
• Total	9.03[1] km2 (3.49[1] sq mi)
Elevation	592[2] m (1,942[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	297[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	059 93[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Website	www.obecbusovce.sk (in Slovak)

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 593 meters and covers an area of 9.03 km². It has a population of 306 people (as of 31 December 2015).^{[citation needed]}

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286.

In 1910 the village had 441 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession.^[5] It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. At the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.^[6]

Most important sights to see are the evangelical neo gothic and Roman Catholic gothic churches and a baroque manor house.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1673-1899 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1822-1925 (parish B)

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