Fiľakovské Kováče (Hungarian: Fülekkovácsi) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
History edit
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1246 (1246 Cuach, 1295 Koachy, 1454 Kowachy). It belonged to Fil’akovo town. In 1548 it was destroyed by Turks. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary.
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): 1700-1893 (parish B)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)
See also edit
External links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/filakovskekovace/filakovske-kovace.html
- Surnames of living people in Filakovske Kovace
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