Chanava
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Chanava (earlier Hanava, Hanva; Hungarian: Hanva) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
History
[edit]In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 as Honua (1295 Hanua) as property of a monastery. In the 15th century it was the seat of the local noble family "Hanva", since the mid-16th century the "Hanvay", later on the "Darvasy" etc.
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica,
Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789-1896 (parish B)
- Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1740-1896 (parish A)
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.chanava.ou.sk/
- http://www.chanava.gemer.org/
- Surnames of living people in Chanava
48°20′N 20°18′E / 48.333°N 20.300°E